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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. An honorary arts degree.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. The sound made by a gentle blow.
14. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
15. In bed.
16. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. Toward the mouth or oral region.
19. Money in the form of bills or coins.
20. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
22. Squash bugs.
24. A state in north central United States.
25. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
27. The month following July and preceding September.
28. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
39. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
42. American dramatist (1928- ).
43. Climbing salamanders.
46. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
47. South African term for `boss'.
48. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
50. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
53. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
55. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
58. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
60. A feeling of intense anger.
63. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
64. (often used in combination) Having hair as specified.
66. A master's degree in business.
67. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
68. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
69. A light touch or stroke.
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1. On, to, or at the top.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. A three-tone Chadic language.
7. The act of scanning.
8. An informal term for a father.
9. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
10. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
17. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
29. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
30. A French abbot.
32. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
33. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
34. A notable achievement.
37. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
41. An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.
42. The act of scanning.
44. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
49. English monk and scholar (672-735).
51. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
52. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
59. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
61. (British) Informal term for information.
62. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
65. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
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