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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
10. An enclosed space.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A final climactic stage.
15. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
16. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
17. A nation in northern North America.
18. A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
21. Order by virtue of superior authority.
25. American novelist (1909-1955).
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. A genus of Ploceidae.
34. East Indian flying squirrel.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
41. Avatar of Vishnu.
43. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
46. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits.
50. Black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes.
54. The cry made by sheep.
55. The square of a body of any size of type.
56. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
57. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
59. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
61. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
63. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. The basic unit of money in Albania.
65. God of wealth and love.
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
5. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
6. (British) Informal term for the nose v 1.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. A forbidding stronghold.
9. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
10. Lean end of the neck.
11. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
12. Conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane.
20. In bed.
22. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
27. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
29. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
36. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
39. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
42. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
44. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
45. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
47. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
51. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
52. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
53. A quantity of no importance.
58. A flexible container with a single opening.
60. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
62. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
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