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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its
edible tubers. 4. Early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage
of an ovum. 12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually
plural). 15. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet. 16. Paper that has been made translucent and
waterproof by soaking in oil. 17. A group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana. 18. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of
limestone districts. 20. A type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate. 22. A former copper coin of Pakistan. 24. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart. 25. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or
awe. 27. Type genus of the Nepidae. 29. Being ten more than one hundred ninety. 31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 34. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers. 38. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts. 42. A town in north central Oklahoma. 43. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate
to an elegy. 44. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling
from one continent to another. 47. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin). 48. Late time of life. 49. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on
land. 50. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by
Zeus. 51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs
northeast into the Rhine. 52. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 57. Designated by a name or title. 60. Absence of an enzyme. 61. United States naval officer and historian
(1840-1914). 65. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the
Old World. 68. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god. 71. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War. 72. A state of equilibrium. 75. A constellation in the southern hemisphere
near Telescopium and Norma. 76. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. 77. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment. 78. Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or
by other means. 81. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment. 82. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in
feed for livestock and poultry. 83. Trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or
Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae. 84. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved
to cover or open the eye. 1. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with
large dorsal fin. 2. German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants. 3. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 4. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur. 5. Being one more than fifty. 6. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 7. A detailed description of design criteria for a
piece of work. 8. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate. 9. Used of high or hilly country. 10. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock. 11. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 12. Largest known toad species. 13. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure. 14. A steep rugged rock or cliff. 19. A motley assortment of things. 21. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly
from the ground as in a tulip. 23. A person forced to flee from home or country. 26. The blood group whose red cells carry both
the A and B antigens. 28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 30. A metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole
to prevent splitting. 32. A Mid-Atlantic state. 33. Harsh or corrosive in tone. 35. Cause to lose one's nerve. 36. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers. 37. Love intensely. 39. Plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials). 40. Any unwholesome or desperate condition. 41. Someone who works (or provides workers)
during a strike. 45. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1. 46. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line. 53. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit. 54. French postimpressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906). 55. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively. 56. Affect with wonder. 58. Being one more than two. 59. A member of an agricultural people of southern India. 62. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean
(below 6000 meters). 63. Italian violin maker in Cremona. 64. Given or having a specified name. 66. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment. 67. By bad luck. 69. Using speech rather than writing. 70. Being or occurring at an advanced period of
time or after a usual or expected time. 73. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle
where driver sits. 74. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in JudeoChristian mythology. 79. Not out. 80. A radioactive transuranic element produced
by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.