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1. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
4. A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
10. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. From 40 million to 58 million years ago.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. (trademark) A light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter.
18. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers.
29. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
33. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
36. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
38. Covered with paving material.
41. A long brightly colored shawl.
43. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
44. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
45. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. Of southern Europe.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
56. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
60. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
61. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
62. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
63. A bachelor's degree in theology.
64. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
66. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
3. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts.
8. In operation or operational.
9. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
10. The state of owing money.
11. The capital of Western Samoa.
12. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. An associate degree in applied science.
22. Similar to the color of jade.
23. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
25. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
27. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
28. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
30. Cry plaintively.
31. Type genus of the Nepidae.
32. Witnessed at first hand.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. Offering fun and gaiety.
37. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. An artificial language.
41. A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts.
42. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
46. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
47. A woman of refinement.
48. A drama set to music.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
54. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
55. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
57. A federally chartered savings bank.
58. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
59. A light touch or stroke.
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