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1. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
4. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
10. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
14. Imperial moths.
15. A light touch or stroke.
16. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
18. A soft silvery metallic element.
20. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
22. Type genus of the Anatidae.
23. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
26. A French abbot.
29. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
31. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
39. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
41. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
43. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
56. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
60. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
61. (informal) Of the highest quality.
62. The Creator.
63. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
64. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
65. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
66. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
2. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
3. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
4. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
5. Treated with contempt.
6. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
7. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
8. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
9. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
10. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
11. The capital of Morocco.
12. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
17. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. Lower in esteem.
27. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
28. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
30. A master's degree in business.
32. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
35. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
36. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
42. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. Any plant of the genus Erica.
46. Held back.
48. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
50. A beautiful and graceful girl.
52. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
54. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
55. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
57. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
58. (British) Your grandmother.
59. A bachelor's degree in theology.
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