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1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. Patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes.
11. Type genus of the Anatidae.
15. A chronic drinker.
16. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
17. A characteristic state or mode of living.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. (nautical) Of an anchor.
21. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
22. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
25. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
28. The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.
29. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
33. A branch of the Tai languages.
34. The trail left by a person or an animal.
38. Drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart.
40. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
41. A Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s.
45. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
46. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
48. A Loloish language.
49. Largest crested screamer.
52. Chief port of Yemen.
53. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
54. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
56. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
59. Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
67. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
71. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
72. By bad luck.
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1. An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance.
2. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
3. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
4. A fraudulent business scheme.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
7. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
8. Small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti.
9. (Christianity) Holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine.
10. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
11. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
12. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
13. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
14. An area that includes seats for several people.
19. Acquire by preemption.
23. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government.
24. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
26. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
27. State in northeastern India.
30. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
31. A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon.
32. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
35. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
36. Speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation.
37. A toxic protein extracted from castor beans.
39. With no effort to conceal.
42. Any fern of the genus Davallia.
43. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. Request for payment of a debt.
50. The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah.
51. An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball).
55. Minor or subordinate.
57. Dearly loved.
58. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
60. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
61. The food served and eaten at one time.
62. A small cake leavened with yeast.
63. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
66. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
68. An informal term for a father.
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