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1. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
5. With shoulders drooping.
12. The residue that remains when something is burned.
15. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
16. A sudden forceful flow.
17. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. (mathematics) Directly proportional.
20. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..
21. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
22. Any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira.
24. Capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China.
26. The goddess of the moon.
28. Providing protective supervision.
31. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
32. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
37. A fit of shivering.
40. The molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall).
43. Become adolescent.
45. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
46. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
47. An instinctive motive.
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. A strong emotion.
51. Squash bugs.
53. Transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye.
56. Informal terms for a mother.
60. (of persons) Neat and smart in appearance.
61. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
63. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
65. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
67. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
68. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
69. Lighted only by stars.
71. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
72. The longest division of geological time.
73. Ask for or request earnestly.
74. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
2. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
3. Go "ding dong", like a bell.
4. English writer (1672-1729).
5. A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic.
6. A long-playing phonograph record.
7. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
8. Water soaked soil.
9. An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities.
10. (astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse.
11. Close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the plural).
12. Any of various small plant-sucking insects.
13. The imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC.
14. A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.
19. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
23. A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass).
25. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
27. The capital and largest city of Dominica.
29. A member of a Turkic people of Chinese Turkestan and neighboring areas (formerly of Mongolia and eastern Turkestan).
30. A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area.
33. Indigo bush.
34. An oil port in southern Iraq.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
38. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
39. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel.
44. Suitable to or characteristic of drama.
50. Lock up in jail.
52. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
54. A university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor.
55. (of e.g. celestial bodies) Above the horizon.
57. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. Type genus of the Bramidae.
62. Type genus of the Anatidae.
64. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
66. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
70. The fifth day of the week.
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