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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
9. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
15. English essayist (1775-1834).
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
18. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
19. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. In accordance with nature.
23. God of wealth and love.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
30. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
31. Re-equip a factory or plant.
35. A genus of Ploceidae.
37. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
39. Being nine more than eighty.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
41. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
43. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
48. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
51. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
55. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
57. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
60. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935).
64. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
65. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
66. 1 species.
67. The fatty flesh of eel.
68. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
69. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
70. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
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1. By bad luck.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. The act of scanning.
4. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
5. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
6. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
7. Dyed with henna.
8. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
9. Be false to.
10. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
11. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
20. In bed.
22. Covered with paving material.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
32. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan.
33. Being nine more than thirty.
34. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. Run away.
43. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
49. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
50. Plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.
52. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
53. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
54. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
56. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
58. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
61. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
62. A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).
63. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
64. A Mid-Atlantic state.
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