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1. A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
5. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
13. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
14. Relating to or near the ulna.
15. Late time of life.
16. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
17. A genus of Laridae.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
21. A foot traveler.
23. Not only so, but.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
29. Proboscis monkeys.
33. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
36. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
45. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
47. A state in New England.
48. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
50. Large open car seating four with folding top.
54. Type genus of the Pyralidae.
56. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
57. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
58. Unable to relax or be still.
61. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
62. (informal) Roused to anger.
63. Alcoholic drink from fermented cider (`cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usage for the fermented beverage).
64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Take by theft.
2. Capital and largest city of Italy.
3. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
4. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
5. Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
6. English essayist (1775-1834).
7. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
8. An associate degree in applied science.
9. German composer (1833-1897).
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
11. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
12. The sixth month of the civil year.
20. Young of domestic cattle.
22. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
30. An inhabitant of Lappland.
31. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
32. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
38. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
39. A condition yielding nothing of value.
40. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
41. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
42. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
44. Characterized by slanting characters.
46. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
49. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
51. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
52. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. A quantity of no importance.
55. An honorary degree in science.
59. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
60. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
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