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1. The compass point that is one point west of due south.
4. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
9. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
14. Of a pale purple color.
15. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
16. Any plant of the genus Erica.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
21. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
26. Divulge information or secrets.
29. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
30. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
32. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
33. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
35. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
36. A doctor's degree in education.
37. Wood of a sumac.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
45. A person holding a fief.
50. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
52. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
57. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
61. Found along western Atlantic coast.
63. An early French settler in the Maritimes.
66. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
67. The vein in the center of a leaf.
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
72. A large fleet.
73. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
3. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British).
4. Wearing or provided with clothing.
5. An expression of greeting.
6. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
7. Greek mythology.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
10. Muslim name for God.
11. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
12. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
17. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
22. A French abbot.
24. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
27. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
38. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
39. A human limb.
40. An accountant certified by the state.
42. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
47. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
48. An honorary law degree.
49. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
50. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
51. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
53. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
56. North American yellow-breasted songbirds.
58. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
59. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
60. Type genus of the Anatidae.
62. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
65. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
68. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
69. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
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