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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. An Australian boomerang.
9. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
13. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
14. Eaten as mush or as a thin gruel.
15. A primeval personification of air and breath.
16. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
17. A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.
18. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
19. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
22. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
24. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
28. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
31. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
32. Squash bugs.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. (informal) Of the highest quality.
37. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
39. God of wealth and love.
41. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
54. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
56. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
58. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
59. Black tropical American cuckoo.
60. The face or front of a building.
62. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
63. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
64. Tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. English monk and scholar (672-735).
2. A fraudulent business scheme.
3. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
4. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
5. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
6. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
7. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
8. Up to the present time.
9. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
10. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
11. A hole for the escape of gas or air.
12. Type genus of the Anatidae.
20. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
21. Remove from memory or existence.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
26. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
27. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
29. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
36. A flexible container with a single opening.
38. Preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church.
39. A hole for the escape of gas or air.
40. Offering fun and gaiety.
42. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
47. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
48. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
50. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
51. An informal term for a father.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. God of love and erotic desire.
55. A master's degree in fine arts.
56. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
57. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
61. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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