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1. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
4. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
10. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
13. Seed of a pea plant.
14. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
17. Behave in a certain manner.
18. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
19. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
21. Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
29. A master's degree in business.
30. A genus of Platalea.
34. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
36. A person forced to flee from home or country.
38. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
39. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
41. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
42. Informal terms for a mother.
43. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
45. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
47. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
50. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
54. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
56. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
60. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
64. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
65. Strike suddenly and with force.
66. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
68. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
69. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
70. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
71. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Perceive sound.
3. God of death.
4. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
5. Used of a single unit or thing.
6. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
7. The father of your father or mother.
8. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
9. South American cavy.
10. Not only so, but.
11. The capital of Western Samoa.
12. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
20. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
22. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929).
23. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. (Irish) The sea personified.
28. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
33. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. An accountant certified by the state.
42. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
44. A fraudulent business scheme.
46. Take in, also metaphorically.
49. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
50. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
51. Jordan's port.
53. A state in midwestern United States.
55. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
57. Set down according to a plan.
58. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
59. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
61. The sound made by a cow or bull.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
67. Before noon.
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