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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A genus of Scolopacidae.
10. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
13. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
14. Regret strongly.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. Using speech rather than writing.
18. Being the only one.
19. The fatty flesh of eel.
20. Humorously vulgar.
22. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
24. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
25. Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
27. Avatar of Vishnu.
28. Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers.
32. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
35. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
36. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
39. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
41. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
46. A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin.
48. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. The front limb of a quadruped.
56. The cry made by sheep.
60. A small cake leavened with yeast.
61. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
62. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
64. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
65. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
66. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Love intensely.
2. Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
3. Jordan's port.
4. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
6. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
7. A military officer appointed from enlisted personnel.
8. Soft blue-gray mineral.
9. One or some or every or all without specification.
10. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Praise, glorify, or honor.
21. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
23. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
26. A bottle with a stopper.
29. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
30. Informal terms for the mouth.
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
33. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
34. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
38. By bad luck.
40. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
41. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
47. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
54. Toward the mouth or oral region.
55. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
57. An associate degree in applied science.
58. Term of address for a man.
59. A city in north central Morocco.
63. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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