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1. A genus of Accipitridae.
5. Release from a clasp.
12. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
16. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling.
19. (British informal) An airless smoky smelly atmosphere.
20. A historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island.
22. A local and well-defined elevation of the land.
25. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
29. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
32. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
35. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
36. Common black European thrush.
37. Make a plat of.
39. Tag the base runner to get him out.
42. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
43. (British) A former administrative district of England.
44. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
46. Largest crested screamer.
49. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
51. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
52. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
53. An elaborate song for solo voice.
54. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
55. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
59. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
60. Take in solid food.
61. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
65. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
68. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
72. Without moral standards or principles.
74. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
77. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
78. Injured by bites or stings.
79. Small family of usually tropical butterflies.
81. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
82. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
83. A Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
84. The sign language used in the United States.
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1. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993).
2. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
3. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).
4. Shaped like a pouch.
5. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
6. (British slang) An unpleasant smell.
7. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
8. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
9. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
10. English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (18251901).
11. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
12. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
13. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
14. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
21. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
23. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
27. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
28. Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112).
30. A card game similar to ecarte.
31. The capital of Eritrea.
33. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
34. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
38. A city in west central Mexico.
40. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
41. English monk and scholar (672-735).
45. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
47. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard.
48. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
50. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
56. 1/1000 gram.
57. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
58. Filled to capacity.
62. (Norse mythology) The primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world.
63. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
64. A large number or amount.
66. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
67. A quantity of no importance.
69. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
70. South African term for `boss'.
71. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
73. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
75. Top part of an apron.
76. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
80. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.