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1. God of the earth.
4. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
9. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
13. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
14. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
15. Absent without permission.
16. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
17. A single splash.
18. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
25. Tropical Asian starlings.
28. A Russian river.
32. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
33. Avatar of Vishnu.
36. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
37. Half the width of an em.
38. A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964).
43. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
45. 1/10 gram.
46. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
51. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
55. Jordan's port.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
63. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
64. Take in solid food.
65. A port city in southwestern Iran.
66. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
5. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
6. A loose cloak with a hood.
7. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
8. The seventh and last day of the week.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. Turned or twisted toward one side.
11. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
12. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
20. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
22. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
23. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
24. A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine.
26. Not only so, but.
27. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
29. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
30. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
31. A condition requiring relief.
34. Flat tableland with steep edges.
35. Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
39. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
41. An indistinct shapeless form.
44. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
45. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
47. A Loloish language.
48. Anything that serves as an enticement.
49. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
50. God of death.
52. Marked by the reception of pay.
53. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
57. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
58. A decree that prohibits something.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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