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1. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons. 4. The act of adding salt to food. 11. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829). 15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. 16. Lacking fresh air. 17. A large bundle bound for storage or transport. 18. A young woman making her debut into society. 19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 21. Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638). 23. Any plant of the genus Inula. 25. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air. 26. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man. 28. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos. 30. Put into print. 33. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 37. Not elegant or graceful in expression. 38. A state in midwestern United States. 40. A city and port in northern Jutland. 41. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment. 45. A person who avoids the company or assistance of others. 46. A motley assortment of things. 49. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. 51. A growth in strength or number or importance. 52. Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell. 53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 54. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. 55. Diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema. 57. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann. 59. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication. 60. 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. 64. A collection of objects laid on top of each other. 70. A rapid escape (as by criminals). 71. Absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect). 73. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria. 75. (Irish) The sea personified. 76. Characterized or produced by addition. 78. The quantity contained in a keg. 79. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network. 80. Devoid of physical sensation. 81. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.

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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 2. The content of cognition. 3. The compass point that is one point north of northeast. 4. Edit and correct (written or printed material). 5. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples). 6. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand. 7. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle. 8. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia. 9. A medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer. 10. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group. 11. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 12. A small cake leavened with yeast. 13. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match. 14. A facial expression of contempt or scorn. 20. English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape. 22. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end. 24. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism. 27. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882). 29. Of or relating to or formed by trees. 31. Not paid. 32. A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound. 34. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks. 35. Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves. 36. Be in accord. 39. In bed. 42. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin. 43. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables. 47. Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm). 48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine. 50. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. 56. A state in the western United States. 58. Smeared thickly. 61. Having the same or similar characteristics. 62. French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883). 63. The ending of a series or sequence. 65. Expel, as of gases and odors. 66. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens. 67. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. 68. The specified day of the month. 69. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1. 72. A slight amount or degree of difference. 74. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion. 77. A state in the Rocky Mountains.