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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. The capital of Mali.
10. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
13. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
14. Used of mouth or eyes.
15. A passage with access only at one end.
16. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
17. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
19. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
21. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
25. A state in the western United States.
28. (Greek mythology) God of love.
32. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
36. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
37. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
41. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
42. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
44. French novelist.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
47. With rapid movements.
49. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
53. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
57. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. A port city in southwestern Iran.
64. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
65. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
66. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
67. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
2. A Russian river.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
5. The month following March and preceding May.
6. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
7. Used of a single unit or thing.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. A doctor's degree in optometry.
10. The act of scanning.
11. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers.
12. By bad luck.
18. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
20. A Loloish language.
22. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
26. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
27. Slightly open.
29. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
30. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
31. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
35. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
48. A genus of Ploceidae.
50. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
51. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
54. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
55. Type genus of the Anatidae.
56. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
58. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. A public promotion of some product or service.
63. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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