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1. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. Strike with a flat object.
10. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
15. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
16. An associate degree in applied science.
17. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
18. (informal) Of the highest quality.
19. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
21. A musical percussion instrument.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
29. An amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-.
33. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
34. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
36. Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling.
37. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
38. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A person who acts and gets things done.
43. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
45. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
46. A state in northwestern North America.
48. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
50. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
54. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
58. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
59. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
62. Divulge information or secrets.
63. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
64. A vaguely specified concern.
66. A small lump or protuberance.
67. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
68. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
69. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
4. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
5. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
6. A boy or man.
7. Black tropical American cuckoo.
8. A Chinese gambling game.
9. Goddess of love and fecundity.
10. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. (Scottish) A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains).
20. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
22. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
24. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
26. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
27. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
28. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
30. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
31. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
32. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
35. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
39. Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts).
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A light touch or stroke.
51. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
52. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
55. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
56. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
57. A French abbot.
60. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
61. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
62. An associate degree in nursing.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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