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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. A harsh noise made by scraping.
10. Of southern Europe.
13. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
14. (Spanish) Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken.
15. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
16. Make less active or intense.
18. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
20. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
22. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
24. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
28. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
30. Of or in or relating to the nose.
33. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. Place in a grave or tomb.
40. English monk and scholar (672-735).
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
47. A port city in southwestern Iran.
50. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
52. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
53. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
56. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
58. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
62. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
67. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
68. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
70. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
71. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
72. A disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency.
73. A police officer who investigates crimes.
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1. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
2. Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
3. Type genus of the Spalacidae.
4. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
9. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
10. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
11. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
12. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
17. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
21. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
25. Half the width of an em.
26. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
29. A state in midwestern United States.
31. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
32. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
34. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A master's degree in business.
39. A decree that prohibits something.
41. An uproarious party.
42. In bed.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. An persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair.
54. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
55. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
57. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
59. The handle of a weapon or tool.
60. A French abbot.
61. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
63. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
64. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
65. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
69. An honorary degree in science.
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