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1. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
4. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
10. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
14. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
17. (botany) Of some seeds.
18. A humorous anecdote or remark.
19. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
21. With eagerness.
23. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
26. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
27. Capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning.
32. Half the width of an em.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. A member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire.
45. A region in central Italy.
51. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
53. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
54. Overgrown with ivy.
55. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
57. (Welsh myth) The other world.
61. A master's degree in business.
62. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
63. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
64. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
65. The cry made by sheep.
66. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. With no effort to conceal.
2. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
3. A motley assortment of things.
4. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
7. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
8. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
9. Scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms.
10. A long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
20. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
22. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
24. A state in the eastern United States.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. Belonging to some prior time.
29. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
30. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
31. Tag the base runner to get him out.
34. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
37. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
38. The molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall).
39. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
43. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
44. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
46. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
47. To some (great or small) extent.
48. A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A flexible container with a single opening.
56. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
58. A quantity of no importance.
59. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
60. Having much flesh (especially fat).
61. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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