Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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- A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
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- The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
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- Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
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- United States baseball player
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- Emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
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- The bodily process of discharging waste matter
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- A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
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- A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola
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- A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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- Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
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- To give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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- Molten rock in the earth's crust
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- Causing ___ or much damage
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