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1. God of the earth.
4. The near or foreseeable future.
10. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
13. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
14. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
15. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
16. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
17. A city in central Tanzania.
18. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
19. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
21. An orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes.
23. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
25. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
26. Inability to walk.
30. An honorary arts degree.
34. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
35. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
38. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
39. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
49. Characteristic of false pride.
51. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
54. God of the earth.
55. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
58. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
61. A strong emotion.
62. A port city in southwestern Iran.
65. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
66. An informal term for a father.
67. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
68. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. A tax on various goods brought into a town.
5. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
6. Extremely pleasing.
7. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
8. Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
9. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
11. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
12. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
20. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
22. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
24. The cry made by sheep.
27. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
29. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
31. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
32. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. An informal term for a father.
36. The place where some action occurs.
37. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
40. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. The face of a timepiece.
46. The capital of Turkey.
48. Jordan's port.
50. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
52. God of death.
53. In bed.
56. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
57. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
59. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
61. An informal term for a father.
63. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
64. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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