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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A block of absorbent material saturated with ink.
10. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
13. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
14. The mistake of not following suit when able to do so.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
18. God of the earth.
19. Informal terms for a meal.
21. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
22. Any plant of the genus Erica.
24. Pay for something before receiving it.
26. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
27. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
33. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation.
38. Term of address for a man.
39. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
43. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. An informal term for a father.
48. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
49. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
53. A public promotion of some product or service.
55. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
58. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
59. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
62. A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades.
64. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
65. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
68. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
69. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
70. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
71. Remaining after all deductions.
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1. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
2. A stringed instrument of India.
3. Related on the mother's side.
4. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
5. Very recently.
6. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. How long something has existed.
9. The brightest star in Cygnus.
10. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
20. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
23. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
25. Jordan's port.
30. Used of a single unit or thing.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
35. A small quantity of liquid.
36. A genus of Ploceidae.
37. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
40. Seed of a pea plant.
44. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
46. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
50. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
51. A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions.
52. The beginning or early stages.
54. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
55. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
56. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
57. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
60. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
61. A master's degree in business.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
63. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
66. An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos.
67. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
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