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1. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
5. A narrow gorge with a stream running through it.
10. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
13. English essayist (1775-1834).
14. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. Divulge information or secrets.
17. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
18. A state in midwestern United States.
19. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
21. Lack of sight.
23. Before noon.
26. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
30. The basic unit of money in Albania.
32. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
33. Lower in esteem.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
42. An accidental happening.
44. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
49. The bill in a restaurant.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
55. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
58. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
59. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
60. Give qualities or abilities to.
61. Covered with frost.
62. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
63. United States film maker (1897-1991).
64. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
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1. The compass point that is one point south of southeast.
2. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
3. A city of central China.
4. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
5. A member of a formerly tribal people in south central India.
6. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
7. A local computer network for communication between computers.
8. A inexpensive showy collectibles.
9. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
10. A public promotion of some product or service.
11. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
12. African mahogany trees.
20. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
22. Being one more than two.
24. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
31. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
34. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
35. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
40. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
41. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
42. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
47. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
48. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
49. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
50. American Revolutionary patriot.
51. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
53. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
54. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
56. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
57. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
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