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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
5. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
12. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
15. Wild sheep of northern Africa. 16.The largest island of the central Ryukyu
Islands.
17. Not in good physical or mental health.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business.
21. A humorous anecdote or remark.
22. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
23. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
25. A simple seat without a back or arms.
28. Having winglike extensions.
29. A French abbot.
32. The fifth day of the week.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
35. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
38. 40th President of the United States (1911).
42. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
44. The capital of Western Samoa.
46. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
47. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
50. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
51. A state in the western United States.
52. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
53. Having help.
55. A deep bow.
57. French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923).
59. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
62. A small cake leavened with yeast.
65. The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.
67. Of or belonging to an aecium.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks.
75. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
76. English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (18931979).
78. 32nd President of the United States.
79. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
80. A great raja.
81. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
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1. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
2. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
3. Any soft or soggy mass.
4. A fee charged for the use of pipes.
5. (Greek mythology) Queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus.
6. A state in northwestern North America.
7. Cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward.
8. One or some or every or all without specification.
9. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
10. Absent without permission.
11. Send out rays or waves.
12. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet.
13. Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
14. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. An associate degree in nursing.
24. Muslim name for God.
26. The state of being under the control of another person.
27. Force or compel somebody to do something.
30. Any of several compounds of barium.
31. Characteristic of or relating to winter.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. Someone employed to conduct others.
40. Transient cessation of respiration.
41. Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed.
43. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
45. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
48. Genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
49. A city in northwestern Somalia.
54. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
56. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
61. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
63. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
64. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
66. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
68. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
69. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
70. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
72. A human limb.
73. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
77. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.