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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.
10. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. Greek mythology.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
23. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
24. A soft silvery metallic element.
25. Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel.
28. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
30. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
33. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
35. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
37. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
38. (Babylonian) The sky god.
39. A state in northwestern North America.
41. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
43. Genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs.
46. Plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials).
47. The act of scanning.
48. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
49. Using speech rather than writing.
52. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
54. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
58. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
60. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
63. The month following February and preceding April.
64. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
65. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
67. A master's degree in fine arts.
68. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
69. A port city in southwestern Iran.
70. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Obvious and dull.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
7. A mountain range in China.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
10. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
11. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
12. The highest level or degree attainable.
18. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
20. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
22. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye.
26. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
27. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
29. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
31. An unofficial association of people or groups.
32. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
36. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
40. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. A small island.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
50. Very fertile.
51. A Loloish language.
53. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
55. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
62. A decree that prohibits something.
66. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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