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1. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
10. A byproduct of inflammation.
13. A boy or man.
14. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld.
15. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
19. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A large fleet.
26. A sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived.
29. Lacking excess flesh.
30. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
33. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
35. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. Unknown god.
38. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
42. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
44. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
45. Squash bugs.
47. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. A decree that prohibits something.
52. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
56. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
58. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
62. Used of a single unit or thing.
63. A port city in southwestern Iran.
65. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
66. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
67. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
68. Black tropical American cuckoo.
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1. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
2. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
3. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
4. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
5. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
6. Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal.
9. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
10. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
11. The basic unit of money in Iran.
12. A person who is the victim of ridicule or exploitation by some hostile person or influence.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
20. Chief port of Yemen.
21. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
24. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
28. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
31. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
32. A master's degree in library science.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. Of or relating to or involving an area.
39. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
40. A city in southeastern Spain.
41. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
49. Located at or near the back of an animal.
50. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
53. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
54. Characteristic of false pride.
55. God of fire.
57. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
59. A periodic paperback publication.
60. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
65. Being one more than fifty.
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