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1. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
10. Tag the base runner to get him out.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. Medieval artillery used during sieges.
15. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
16. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
17. A Formosan language.
18. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
19. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
26. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
30. God of the earth.
33. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
35. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
37. Not out.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
44. A light touch or stroke.
45. Desire strongly or persistently.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
51. Generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
58. Capital of modern Macedonia.
62. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
63. Capital of Armenia.
64. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
65. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
66. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A magic power or magic spell.
2. A fraudulent business scheme.
3. Common Indian weaverbird.
4. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
5. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
6. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
7. Largest known toad species.
8. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
9. A covered passageway.
10. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
23. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
24. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. The longest division of geological time.
28. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
31. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
32. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
39. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
40. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
42. Be successful.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
48. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
50. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
51. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
52. One thousandth of a second.
53. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
55. An informal term for a father.
56. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
59. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
60. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
61. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
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