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1. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
4. A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
14. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
15. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
17. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
21. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
23. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
26. English essayist (1775-1834).
29. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
33. A Mid-Atlantic state.
34. Any of various units of capacity.
38. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
39. A light touch or stroke.
41. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. (Irish) The sea personified.
45. Jordan's port.
47. A contorted facial expression.
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
51. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
55. Jordan's port.
59. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
60. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
64. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
65. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
68. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
69. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
70. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
71. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
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1. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
2. Ring loudly and deeply, as of bells.
3. Large Indian antelope.
4. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
5. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia.
8. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
9. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
10. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
11. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
12. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. A city of central China.
25. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
27. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
28. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
30. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
31. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. God of wealth and love.
36. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
37. A lyric poet.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
46. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
48. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
52. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
55. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
56. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
57. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
58. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
61. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
62. Tag the base runner to get him out.
63. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
66. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
67. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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