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1. An artificial source of visible illumination.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
9. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
13. The twelfth month of the civil year.
14. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
15. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
16. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
17. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Having been read.
19. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
22. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
26. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
27. A person forced to flee from home or country.
29. Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.
34. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
39. An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming).
40. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
41. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
42. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956).
52. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
54. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
56. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
58. Used especially in treating bruises.
61. A master's degree in business.
62. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
63. The third month of the civil year.
64. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
65. The cry made by sheep.
66. Convert ordinary language into code.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. Appeal or request earnestly.
5. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
6. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
7. An accountant certified by the state.
8. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
9. Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of south and southeast Asia.
10. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
11. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
12. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
23. Obvious and dull.
25. An uproarious party.
28. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
30. Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614).
31. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
35. (informal) Exceptionally good.
36. Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin.
37. A light touch or stroke.
38. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
44. An associate degree in nursing.
46. Visionary British poet (1757-1827).
47. Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe.
48. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
49. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
57. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
59. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
60. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
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