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1. A pass between mountain peaks.
4. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia.
10. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
13. (informal) Of the highest quality.
14. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
18. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s.
19. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
20. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
22. A state in midwestern United States.
24. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
26. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
28. The father of your father or mother.
31. A telegram sent abroad.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
38. Of or involving the ovaries.
40. The basic unit of money in Albania.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
48. A French abbot.
50. The capital and largest city of Venezuela.
54. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
58. The eighth month of the civil year.
59. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
62. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
63. Same in identity.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
66. The fatty flesh of eel.
67. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
68. Jordan's port.
69. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
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1. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
2. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
3. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
4. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. 36th President of the United States.
7. Being one more than seven.
8. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
9. How long something has existed.
10. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. German composer and inventor of the music drama (1813-1883).
21. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
23. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
25. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. An extravagantly enthusiastic review.
30. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
34. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
43. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
45. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
46. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
47. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
49. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
51. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
52. Avatar of Vishnu.
53. A branch of the Tai languages.
55. British politician (1788-1850).
56. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
57. English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606).
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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