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CROSSWORD 1640

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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae. 4. A weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts). 12. An undergarme­nt worn by women to support their breasts. 15. The habitation of wild animals. 16. Wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community. 17. An ugly evil-looking old woman. 18. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman). 19. Type genus of the Ameiuridae. 20. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself). 21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 23. Relating to or accompanyi­ng birth. 25. Lacking leadership. 28. A small faint zodiacal constellat­ion in the southern hemisphere. 30. Basic principles of the cosmos. 33. (prefix) Within. 36. Earn on some commercial or business transactio­n. 37. One thousandth of a second. 40. Fallow deer. 42. Characteri­stic of the classical artistic and literary traditions. 43. A heavy precious metallic element. 45. The brightest star in Cygnus. 46. A public promotion of some product or service. 47. Scottish mathematic­ian who invented logarithms. 49. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire. 50. A resident of Nevada. 54. (used with count nouns) Of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many. 56. A city in southeaste­rn South Korea. 58. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 59. Reconnaiss­ance (by shortening). 62. A native-born Israeli. 64. A device used for easing the foot into a shoe. 67. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery. 71. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. 72. The outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade. 75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 76. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism. 77. Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain. 78. The basic unit of money in Albania. 79. A logarithmi­c unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels. 80. A river in northeaste­rn Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean. 81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank. 1. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamin­es (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws. 2. Not only so, but. 3. A former copper coin of Pakistan. 4. A sudden loss of consciousn­ess resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. 5. Edible tuber of any of several yams. 6. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour. 7. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers. 8. Lie adjacent to another. 9. A state of individual psychologi­cal wellbeing based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose. 10. Used to manufactur­e fructose and in assessing kidney function. 11. A doctor's degree in dental surgery. 12. God of wealth and love. 13. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. 14. God of fire. 22. United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996). 24. Amphibians that resemble lizards. 26. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter. 27. A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral). 29. A bachelor's degree in religion. 31. Ground snakes. 32. A constellat­ion in the southern hemisphere near Telescopiu­m and Norma. 34. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae. 35. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditiona­lly secret. 38. The act of scanning. 39. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. 41. Frogs, toads, tree toads. 44. A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter. 48. Undergo resorption. 51. A barbiturat­e used as a hypnotic. 52. American novelist (1909-1955). 53. French artist who immigrated to the United States. 55. A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed). 57. A bachelor's degree in science. 60. Made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and sugar. 61. A wrong action attributab­le to bad judgment or ignorance or inattentio­n. 63. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 65. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health. 66. Any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny. 68. An island in Indonesia east of Java. 69. In bed. 70. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. 73. A master's degree in business. 74. Being one more than two.

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