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1. Lacking self-confidence.
4. A genus of Ploceidae.
9. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
13. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
14. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
15. An aromatic balsam.
16. A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier.
18. Being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars.
20. (Irish) Goddess.
21. A Russian river.
23. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
24. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
26. Given or having a specified name.
27. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
31. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
32. A doctor's degree in education.
34. An ancient Iranian language.
38. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. The cry made by sheep.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
46. A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc.
54. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
57. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
58. Indicating the most important performer or role.
60. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
61. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
62. A sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch.
65. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
66. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
67. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
2. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
3. A Hindu theistic philosophy.
4. Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
6. English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731).
7. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. Direct toward itself or oneself.
10. Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude.
11. Having winglike extensions.
12. Subject to a ruling authority.
17. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
19. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
22. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
29. A flexible container with a single opening.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. A light touch or stroke.
35. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
36. A state in midwestern United States.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. State in northeastern India.
43. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
48. Power to control.
49. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
50. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
51. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
55. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
56. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
59. The residue that remains when something is burned.
63. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
64. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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