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1. A person's brother or sister.
4. Goddess of war.
9. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
13. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
14. Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940).
15. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
16. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
18. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
19. 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.
20. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
22. A state of agitated irritation.
25. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
26. A doctor's degree in optometry.
27. A rapid bustling commotion.
28. A radioactive transuranic element.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
33. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
36. A speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th.
39. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
40. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
42. An associate degree in nursing.
45. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
47. Step on it.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. Of or relating to a wedding.
53. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
56. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
59. A small cake leavened with yeast.
62. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
64. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
67. A Loloish language.
68. An informal term for a father.
69. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
70. United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914).
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1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
2. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
3. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876).
4. An honorary degree in science.
5. (Sumerian) Sun god.
6. Money demanded for the return of a captured person.
7. The father of your father or mother.
8. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
9. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
10. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
11. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
17. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
24. A system of solmization using the solfa syllables.
29. Ulcerated chilblain on the heel.
32. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. Offering fun and gaiety.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
43. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
44. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
46. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
48. Exultantly proud and joyful.
49. By bad luck.
52. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
53. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
54. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
57. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
58. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
60. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
61. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
63. An associate degree in applied science.
65. A bachelor's degree in science.
66. A Mid-Atlantic state.
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