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1. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
4. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
9. A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter.
13. A small piece of cloth.
14. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
15. Avatar of Vishnu.
16. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
17. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. Divisible by two.
19. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
21. Remove the fangs from (canines, snakes, etc.).
25. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
29. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
32. Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber.
36. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. Seed of a pea plant.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. A particular environment or walk of life.
42. Lean end of the neck.
45. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
47. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
56. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
60. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
61. Evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania.
64. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. A rapid bustling commotion.
66. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
67. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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1. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
2. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
3. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
4. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
5. Having leadership guidance.
6. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
7. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
8. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
9. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
10. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
11. A sign of something about to happen.
12. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
20. A city in northwestern Syria.
22. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
23. A state in New England.
24. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
26. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
27. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
30. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
31. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
33. At or constituting a border or edge.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
40. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
41. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Marked by the reception of pay.
50. (prefix) Within.
53. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
54. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
55. Two items of the same kind.
57. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
58. A bachelor's degree in theology.
59. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
62. A state in midwestern United States.
63. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
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