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1. A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck.
5. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
13. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
14. Any plant of the genus Inula.
15. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
16. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
17. (music) The speed at which a composition is to be played.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. Edge tool used as a cutting instrument.
21. Any substance that can be used as food.
23. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms.
25. The opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.
26. A flexible container with a single opening.
28. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
46. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
54. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
57. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
58. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
59. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
60. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
63. 10 grams.
64. A bachelor's degree in theology.
65. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
66. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
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1. United States film actor (born in 1956).
2. Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia.
3. A toxic protein extracted from castor beans.
4. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
5. A case for containing a set of articles.
6. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
7. A lump on the body caused by a blow.
8. Wool of the alpaca.
9. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. (Brit) An area of open or forested country.
11. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
12. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
20. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
22. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
30. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
35. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
36. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
39. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
40. A case for containing a set of articles.
41. An instinctive motive.
44. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
45. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
50. Not out.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
52. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
53. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
55. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
56. An electrically charged particle.
58. A rapid bustling commotion.
61. Informal terms for a mother.
62. An associate degree in nursing.
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