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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. Any of various units of capacity.
13. Seed of a pea plant.
14. Antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients.
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. Being without physical aid.
23. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
24. Lower in esteem.
27. The second largest city in Tunisia.
29. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
42. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
44. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
45. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
46. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
48. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
51. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
53. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
56. A telegram sent abroad.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. Avatar of Vishnu.
61. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
62. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
64. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
66. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
67. A rapid bustling commotion.
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1. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
2. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
3. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
4. Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button.
5. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
6. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. A resource.
9. A bachelor's degree in religion.
10. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
11. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
12. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
17. Having two axes.
19. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
21. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
22. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
25. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
26. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
28. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
30. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
31. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
32. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
40. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
41. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
43. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
47. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
49. Appeal or request earnestly.
50. Right-hand page.
52. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).
53. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
54. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
55. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
57. A small cake leavened with yeast.
60. (informal) Roused to anger.
63. A doctor's degree in religion.
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