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1. Used of a single unit or thing.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
13. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
14. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
15. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. (informal) Of the highest quality.
18. Water frozen in the solid state.
19. Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida.
21. French novelist.
23. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
24. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
26. The process of gradually becoming inferior.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
38. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
42. A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
43. Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
52. Slightly open.
56. Tag the base runner to get him out.
58. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A drama set to music.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
4. Accustom to urban ways.
5. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
6. Type genus of the family Lepadidae.
7. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
8. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
9. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
10. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
11. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
12. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
22. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. Take in solid food.
28. A byproduct of inflammation.
30. Young of domestic cattle.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
34. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
35. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
36. Beads threaded on a string.
37. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
39. A man who is a stupid fool.
40. A festival featuring African-American culture.
41. Drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material.
44. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
45. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. Jordan's port.
50. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
51. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
53. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
54. Used of a single unit or thing.
55. A light touch or stroke.
57. Conforming to truth.
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