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1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. Wool of the alpaca.
10. A rapid bustling commotion.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. A person who fights duels.
15. The airforce of Great Britain.
16. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
17. Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.
18. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
19. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
21. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. An instinctive motive.
29. Noisy talk.
31. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
36. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
49. 4th President of the United States.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
53. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
54. (sports) Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team.
57. Free of extraneous elements of any kind.
59. (British) Your grandmother.
60. State in northeastern India.
61. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
62. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
63. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
2. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
3. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
5. Obsolete terms for legal insanity.
6. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
7. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
8. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
9. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
10. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
11. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
12. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
20. In bed.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. A state in northwestern North America.
27. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
28. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
30. An informal term for a father.
32. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
33. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
34. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
35. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
37. Talk idly or casually, in a friendly way.
38. A master's degree in library science.
39. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
42. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
43. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
45. Squash bugs.
46. Greek mythology.
47. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
48. A particular environment or walk of life.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
56. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
58. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
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