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1. Informal terms for the mouth.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
9. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
13. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
14. United States comedian.
15. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return).
16. A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
18. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
19. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
20. The ending of a series or sequence.
22. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
26. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
29. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
30. A fit of shivering.
34. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
35. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
37. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
39. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
43. A local computer network for communication between computers.
44. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
45. Having a margin with rounded scallops.
47. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
50. A desert in southern Israel.
54. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
57. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).
60. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
61. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high).
62. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
63. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
64. Jordan's port.
65. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
2. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
3. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.
4. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A son who has the same first name as his father.
7. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
8. 3rd largest island in the world.
9. Continuing forever or indefinitely.
10. The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.
11. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
12. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
17. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
28. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
31. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
32. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
33. The longest division of geological time.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
40. Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
41. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
42. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
46. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Jordan's port.
51. Very dark black.
52. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
53. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
55. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
58. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. A light touch or stroke.
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