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1. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. Any of various plants of the genus Aralia.
10. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. A deliberately misleading fabrication.
15. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. Type genus of the Gavidae.
18. Step on it.
19. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
22. A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
24. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Explorer and United States naval officer.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
33. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
35. A sudden short attack.
36. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
41. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
43. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
44. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
45. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
47. Historical and literary materials relating to Judaism.
49. The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten.
52. Take in solid food.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
58. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
62. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
66. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
67. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
68. The capital of Mali.
69. A master's degree in business.
70. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
71. A port city in southwestern Iran.
72. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. God of death.
4. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
5. A port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
8. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
9. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
10. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
11. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani.
12. Any system of principles or beliefs.
20. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
30. River in eastern Asia.
31. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
34. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
37. A fit of shivering.
38. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
39. British informal term.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
55. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
57. Taking place over public roads.
59. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
60. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
61. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
64. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
65. The second day of the week.
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