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1. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
5. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
14. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
15. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
16. (astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse.
18. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
20. Strong feelings of dislike v 1.
22. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
25. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
27. Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
34. The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
35. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
36. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
37. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
40. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
41. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
42. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
45. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
57. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
58. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
59. Jordan's port.
60. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
61. A primeval personification of air and breath.
62. A Hindu prince or king in India.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. In bed.
2. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
3. Of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot.
4. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
5. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
6. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
7. Former measure of the US economy.
8. A master's degree in education.
9. A public promotion of some product or service.
10. A sultanate in northwestern Borneo.
11. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
12. A short erect tail.
17. The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
19. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
21. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
26. A French abbot.
28. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
29. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
39. A skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance.
40. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
43. Lower in esteem.
44. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
47. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
48. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
50. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
54. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
55. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
56. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
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