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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. Long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call.
10. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
13. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
14. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
17. Recorded for broadcast.
18. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
19. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. Physically and mentally fatigued.
23. Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
25. Being nine more than ninety.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. Little known Kamarupan languages.
30. (informal British usage) Aggravation or aggression.
32. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
35. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
38. Of or relating to the spleen.
42. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
43. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
44. Normal relaxed breathing.
47. Undo the belt of.
48. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
51. Bearing or marked with a label or tag.
56. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. Characteristic of a mob.
63. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
64. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Type genus of the Apidae.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. The act of scanning.
4. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. A province in north-central China.
7. A humorous play on words.
8. The content of cognition.
9. King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959).
10. Fallow deer.
11. Love intensely.
12. African mahogany trees.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A very light brown.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
29. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
33. A genus of Lamnidae.
34. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
36. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves.
40. A loose cloak with a hood.
41. A person forced to flee from home or country.
45. A resident of Utah.
46. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
49. The capital of Western Samoa.
50. Having the slant of a bevel.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
54. Very dark black.
55. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
58. A master's degree in education.
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