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1. Inquire about.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914).
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
15. American novelist (1909-1955).
16. The federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal.
17. (physical chemistry) A distinct state of matter in a system.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. Lower in esteem.
21. 16 ounces.
23. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
24. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
30. An ancient city is southern Greece.
33. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
35. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
36. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
39. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
43. Any competition.
45. For a short time.
46. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
50. A farewell remark.
52. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
54. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
55. Designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.
58. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
59. A rapid bustling commotion.
60. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
61. Little known Kamarupan languages.
62. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
63. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
64. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
2. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
3. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
4. Having two feet.
5. The residue that remains when something is burned.
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
11. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
12. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
20. Free from risk or danger.
22. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
25. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
27. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
28. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. An affirmative.
32. An associate degree in nursing.
37. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
39. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
40. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
41. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
42. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
44. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
47. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
48. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
49. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
51. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
52. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
57. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
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