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1. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
10. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
13. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
14. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
15. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
16. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
18. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
20. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
22. Wife of Balder.
23. At or constituting a border or edge.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
28. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
36. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
42. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
49. A mountainous island in western Indonesia.
52. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
53. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion.
54. A Hindu prince or king in India.
57. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
58. A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.
59. A small or young lion.
61. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
62. The longest division of geological time.
63. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
64. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
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1. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
2. Found on a farm.
3. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
4. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
5. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
6. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
10. Witnessed at first hand.
11. A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
12. Largest known toad species.
17. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
19. A light touch or stroke.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. Any taillike structure.
26. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
30. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
31. A castrated tomcat.
35. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
37. A turner with a narrow flexible blade.
38. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
40. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
41. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
43. A son who has the same first name as his father.
44. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
45. Make less active or intense.
46. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
47. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
48. Any plant of the genus Erica.
50. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
51. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
55. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
56. Of the blackest black.
60. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
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