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1. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
4. Naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride.
10. Tag the base runner to get him out.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. A port city in southwestern Iran.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. The residue that remains when something is burned.
17. A traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat.
18. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
19. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
22. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
33. The capital of Croatia.
36. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
38. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
39. Lower in esteem.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
43. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
44. An honorary degree in science.
46. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
56. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
57. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
60. The cry made by sheep.
61. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
62. Of southern Europe.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. The state of existing and being localized in space.
65. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
9. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
11. A city in northern India.
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
20. An accountant certified by the state.
21. The bill in a restaurant.
23. A soft whitish calcite.
24. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
26. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
27. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
28. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
30. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
31. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
34. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
35. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
37. A city in east central Texas.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
46. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
47. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
48. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
51. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
52. A polite name for any woman.
53. A city of central China.
54. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
55. The back side of the neck.
58. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
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