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1. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
5. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
10. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. (Hinduism and Buddhism) The effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
17. A rapid bustling commotion.
18. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
20. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
21. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
24. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
25. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
27. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
30. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
34. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
40. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
42. On or toward the lee.
44. Young sheep.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
48. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
59. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
63. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
65. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
66. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
67. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
68. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
69. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. Lacking excess flesh.
4. 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.
5. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
6. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
7. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
8. Before noon.
9. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
12. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
22. Type genus of the Amiidae.
23. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
26. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
28. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
32. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Divulge information or secrets.
41. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
43. An impression made from an etched plate.
44. Before noon.
47. A flexible container with a single opening.
49. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948).
50. An associate degree in nursing.
53. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
55. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
56. Indicating the most important performer or role.
57. Common Indian weaverbird.
58. Hit hard.
60. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
61. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
62. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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