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1. A vehicle carrying many passengers.
4. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
12. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
15. A transuranic element.
16. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
19. (Greek mythology) Any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology.
20. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
21. Someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
23. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
25. Shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage.
27. In the area or vicinity.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. The amount of money needed to purchase something.
40. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
41. (law) A gift of personal property by will.
43. The seventh and last day of the week.
44. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
46. Of a pale purple color.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
51. A native or inhabitant of Spain.
55. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
56. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
60. An informal term for a father.
61. Inability to urinate.
67. Make steady.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
70. Armor plate that protects the chest.
71. A city in central Texas.
73. A form of address for a married woman.
74. Mentally healthy.
75. A festival featuring African-American culture.
76. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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1. Constitution of the human body.
2. Located below or beneath something else.
3. (Japanese) A form of chess played on a board of 81 squares.
4. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
5. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
6. Moderate or restrain.
7. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. The bottom of a shoe or boot.
10. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
11. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
12. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
13. Desire strongly or persistently.
14. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
22. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
24. A blind god.
26. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
28. Deeply moved.
29. An intuitive awareness.
30. Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
32. Type genus of the Amiidae.
33. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
34. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
35. A major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river.
37. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
38. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.
39. A short composition for a solo instrument.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
45. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
47. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
50. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
52. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
53. Wear away.
54. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
57. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
58. A nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions.
59. A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry.
62. A large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks.
63. An island northwest of Wales.
64. Avatar of Vishnu.
65. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
66. United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971).
68. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
72. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
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