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1. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome. 5. An ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck. 12. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses. 15. (Roman mythology) God of love. 16. Raised muffin cooked on a griddle. 17. The starting place for each hole on a golf course. 18. A salesman who travels to call on customers. 20. A shelter with perches for fowl or other birds. 21. The bill in a restaurant. 22. Draw in by breathing. 23. A mute for a violin. 25. An informal term for a father. 28. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (12851349). 31. (biology) A taxonomic category below a class and above an order. 34. The cry made by sheep. 35. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa. 37. Before noon. 38. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion. 39. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen). 40. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images. 42. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989). 44. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another. 46. Relating to or demonstrating acapnia. 48. A rounded thickly curled hairdo. 51. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes. 52. (Judaism) A shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner. 53. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination. 55. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). 56. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. 58. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group. 59. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. 64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 66. Large genus of Old World mints. 68. Yellow-fever mosquitos. 71. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery. 73. (botany) Of or relating to the axil. 75. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 76. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war. 77. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama. 80. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm. 81. A festival featuring African-American culture. 82. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.

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1. A sock with a separation for the big toe. 2. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. 3. Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890). 4. A large fleet. 5. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin. 6. A form of address for a man. 7. Free of extraneous elements of any kind. 8. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians. 9. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails. 10. Undergo resorption. 11. Direct toward itself or oneself. 12. King of the Huns. 13. Deprive (infants) of mother's milk. 14. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. 19. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico. 24. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water. 26. Cause to be attached. 27. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC). 29. Of or like a cecum. 30. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels. 32. A formal spoken communication delivered to an audience. 33. Any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals. 36. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine. 41. A single splash. 43. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function. 45. Free from disturbance. 47. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. 49. The temporal end. 50. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region. 54. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate. 57. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple. 60. Greek mythology. 61. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs. 62. A chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point. 63. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 65. Denuded of leaves. 67. One who works hard at boring tasks. 69. Tropical starchy tuberous root. 70. A branch of the Tai languages. 72. The sign language used in the United States. 74. A benevolent aspect of Devi. 78. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian. 79. A public promotion of some product or service.