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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
9. (British) A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes.
13. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
14. Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl.
15. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. American dramatist (1928- ).
18. The sixth month of the civil year.
19. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
21. A native of ancient Troy.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
30. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
43. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
44. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
47. (informal) Of the highest quality.
48. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
49. Evil or harmful in nature or influence.
54. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
55. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
58. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
60. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
61. An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
64. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
65. Source of a tough elastic wood.
66. The airforce of Great Britain.
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1. A chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and nontropical forms and in both children and adults.
2. God of wealth and love.
3. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
7. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
8. Colored or impregnated with dye.
9. Made afraid.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
11. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
12. French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905).
20. A word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing.
22. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
28. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
34. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
35. A toilet in England.
36. Used of a single unit or thing.
38. A festival featuring African-American culture.
39. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
40. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
41. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
42. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
45. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
46. Cause to change.
50. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
51. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
52. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
53. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
56. A sudden abrupt pull.
57. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
62. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
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