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1. A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting).
5. A telegram sent abroad.
10. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
13. Beyond what is natural.
14. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
15. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
16. Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic.
18. A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches.
20. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
21. A hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for.
22. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
25. Of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language.
26. Constituting a copy or imitation of something.
29. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
30. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
31. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
33. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
35. An informal term for a father.
39. A province in north-central China.
41. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
43. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
44. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
45. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. Jordan's port.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
55. A state in midwestern United States.
58. Not only so, but.
59. Offering fun and gaiety.
62. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
64. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
68. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
69. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
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1. An excited state of agitation.
2. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. Of or relating to coitus or copulation.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
8. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
9. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
10. Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.
11. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed.
12. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous.
17. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
19. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
23. 1 species.
24. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
27. Toward the mouth or oral region.
28. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
32. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
37. A light touch or stroke.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
42. One who works hard at boring tasks.
47. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
49. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
52. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
56. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
57. A fraudulent business scheme.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
62. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
63. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
65. Unknown god.
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