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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. A large fleet.
10. Not reflecting light.
13. An enclosed space.
14. (Greek mythology) The Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935).
18. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
19. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
21. An affirmative.
23. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
24. An accountant certified by the state.
26. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
29. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
34. Of or like a cecum.
35. Send out rays or waves.
38. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
39. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
40. Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).
41. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. A state in New England.
49. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
56. The state of being disregarded or forgotten.
60. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
61. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
62. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
63. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
64. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
65. By bad luck.
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1. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
2. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (nautical) Of an anchor.
5. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. Relating to or characteristic of Hungary.
7. On or toward the lee.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. An associate degree in applied science.
10. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
20. English monk and scholar (672-735).
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
27. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
32. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
33. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
36. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
37. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
42. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
43. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
44. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
49. 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.
50. A quantity of no importance.
51. The face of a timepiece.
52. The food served and eaten at one time.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
57. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
58. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
59. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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