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1. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
4. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. Any of various small plant-sucking insects.
15. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
16. A pass between mountain peaks.
17. A just detectable amount.
18. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
19. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
21. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
23. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
25. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
26. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
28. A master's degree in fine arts.
31. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A former French coin of low denomination.
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
43. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork.
47. The father of your father or mother.
49. A large fleet.
51. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
54. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
58. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
59. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
60. A port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean.
62. A light touch or stroke.
63. Towards the side away from the wind.
64. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
2. Fruit of the oak tree.
3. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
4. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
5. The month following March and preceding May.
6. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
7. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. Thick woolen fabric used for clothing.
10. United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971).
11. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
12. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
20. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. A gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
32. A Russian river.
33. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
34. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
36. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
37. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
40. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
42. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
43. A Mid-Atlantic state.
45. A feeling of self-respect and personal worth.
46. Affect with wonder.
48. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
49. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
50. Fallow deer.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
55. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
56. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
57. (informal) Roused to anger.
61. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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