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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation. 4. A negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons in an electrical device. 11. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery. 15. A drug combination found in some over-thecounter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine). 16. Someone who arrives (or has arrived). 17. Report or maintain. 18. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water. 19. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. 20. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral. 21. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 25. Any fern of the genus Davallia. 28. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia. 30. Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical. 31. The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status. 35. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group. 39. Having undesirable or negative qualities. 40. Relating to or containing diazonium. 43. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin. 45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 47. Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied. 48. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 49. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range. 51. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea. 52. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills. 53. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. 55. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys. 56. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 59. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 60. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance. 63. Material used to daub walls. 64. Used improperly or excessively especially drugs. 66. Favoring one person or side over another. 70. The extreme end of something. 71. A region of central Spain. 75. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism. 76. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood. 77. Relating to bees or beekeeping. 78. Light informal conversation for social occasions. 79. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv. 80. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean. 81. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.

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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum. 3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 4. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia. 5. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor. 6. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. 7. A local and well-defined elevation of the land. 8. A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains. 9. The habitation of wild animals. 10. A cgs unit of work or energy. 11. Speak in a nasal voice. 12. A means of serving. 13. 100 penni equal 1 markka. 14. Type genus of the Ardeidae. 22. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. 23. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh). 24. (Welsh) A warrior god. 26. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle. 27. Compete for something. 29. Jordan's port. 32. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god. 33. The concentration of a solution as determined by titration. 34. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. 36. A former copper coin of Pakistan. 37. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face. 38. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 41. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet. 42. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs. 44. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. 46. Goddess of dawn. 50. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains. 54. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak). 57. 1 species. 58. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam. 61. Dwell (archaic). 62. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man. 65. A genus of Mustelidae. 67. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family. 68. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause). 69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 72. Term of address for a man. 73. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1. 74. Being two more than fifty.