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1. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
4. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
10. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
13. (informal) Of the highest quality.
14. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. God of wealth and love.
18. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
19. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
20. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
21. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
31. The cry made by sheep.
33. An enclosed space.
38. A Russian river.
41. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
44. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. By bad luck.
49. Type genus of the Balaenidae.
53. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
57. Any high mountain.
58. A manicurist who trims the fingernails.
61. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
62. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
63. A river in southeastern France.
64. On or toward the lee.
65. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
66. A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone v 1.
67. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
2. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
3. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. Chief port of Yemen.
7. (India) Usually in combination.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
10. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
11. Squash bugs.
12. Secured or held in place by tape.
17. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
23. Obvious and dull.
26. State in northeastern India.
28. Unknown god.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
35. A master's degree in library science.
36. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
37. Of southern Europe.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
42. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. Grind together, of teeth.
47. Half the width of an em.
48. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
49. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
50. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
51. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
52. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
53. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
54. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
55. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
56. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
59. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
60. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
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