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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
5. An honorary arts degree.
10. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
13. A public act of violence by an unruly mob.
14. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
15. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
16. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
18. An informal term for a father.
20. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
21. Freshwater green algae.
23. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
26. Lower in esteem.
27. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
30. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
31. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
33. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
38. A genus of Platalea.
40. A young woman making her debut into society.
42. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
43. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
45. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers.
53. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
57. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
58. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
61. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
62. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
66. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
67. Jordan's port.
68. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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1. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
2. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
3. Open to debate.
4. A slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish.
5. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
6. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
7. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
8. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
9. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
10. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
11. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
12. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
17. South African term for `boss'.
19. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
22. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
28. Type genus of the Majidae.
29. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
32. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
35. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
36. Black tropical American cuckoo.
37. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A Mid-Atlantic state.
44. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
46. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
47. A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.
50. A slender double-reed instrument.
51. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
52. A branch of the Tai languages.
54. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
55. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
56. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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