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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
5. Stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen.
10. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
15. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
16. An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh).
17. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
18. The fatty flesh of eel.
19. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
21. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
23. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
35. Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).
38. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
39. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables.
43. Wool of the alpaca.
44. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
46. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
47. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
48. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
52. Lower in esteem.
56. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
57. Cause to lose courage.
61. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
62. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
63. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
65. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
66. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
67. Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets.
68. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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1. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
2. The capital of Western Samoa.
3. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
4. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
5. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
6. Type genus of the Ranidae.
7. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. Tag the base runner to get him out.
9. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
10. One thousandth of a second.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
20. A bag filled with sand.
22. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
26. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
28. The cry made by sheep.
30. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
31. Tear or be torn violently.
32. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
34. A genus of Platalea.
36. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
37. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
40. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
41. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
45. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
50. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
51. Any of various small biting flies.
53. American novelist (1909-1955).
54. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
55. A genus of Mustelidae.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
59. In or of the month preceding the present one.
60. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
64. An associate degree in nursing.
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