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1. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
4. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
10. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. Having an oblique or slanted direction.
15. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
16. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
17. The ratio of reflected to incident light.
18. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
19. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
21. Decorated metal band worn around the head.
23. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
25. Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries.
26. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
27. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
32. Very dark black.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
41. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
42. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
44. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
45. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
50. A motley assortment of things.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
56. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
57. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
62. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
63. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
64. A master's degree in business.
65. The British system of withholding tax.
66. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
67. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
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1. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
3. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
4. The wife or widow of a czar.
5. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
6. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
7. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).
10. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).
11. A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall.
12. A woman gossip.
20. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
22. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
33. Denuded of leaves.
34. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
35. (British) Your grandmother.
37. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
39. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
40. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
43. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. Lower in esteem.
51. An elaborate song for solo voice.
52. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. South African term for `boss'.
58. Give a nickname to.
59. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
60. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
61. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
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