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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
5. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
10. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
13. Speaking a Slavic language.
14. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
15. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
16. A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing.
17. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing.
18. The residue that remains when something is burned.
19. Upright in position or posture.
21. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
23. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
29. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
34. English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943).
37. Large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia.
39. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
40. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
43. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
44. The cry made by sheep.
49. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
56. Be earlier in time.
58. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
59. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
63. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
64. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
65. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
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1. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
2. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
3. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
4. Of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado n 1.
5. Contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.
6. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
7. Give over.
8. Water buffalo of the Philippines.
9. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
20. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
27. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
28. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
30. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
31. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
32. Wearing footgear.
33. An informal term for a father.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. Not only so, but.
41. A state in midwestern United States.
45. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
46. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
47. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
48. A woman of refinement.
50. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
51. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
52. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
53. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
54. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
55. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
57. 10 grams.
58. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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