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1. The basic unit of money in Romania.
4. A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together.
10. Enlarged prostate.
13. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
14. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
16. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
17. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
23. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
29. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Noisy talk.
36. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
37. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
38. The month following July and preceding September.
39. Any high mountain.
40. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
47. A small nail.
49. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance.
51. A card game for 2 players.
55. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
56. A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority.
59. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
60. The site of an archeological exploration.
61. Common house and field crickets.
63. Being one more than two.
64. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
66. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
4. A motley assortment of things.
5. A passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement.
6. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
7. A person who evokes boredom.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
9. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
11. A large indefinite number.
12. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
18. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
27. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
28. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
30. A fraudulent business scheme.
31. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
32. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
42. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
43. Wool of the alpaca.
44. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
45. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. God of wealth and love.
48. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
50. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
52. A sudden short attack.
53. Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.
54. English essayist (1775-1834).
57. A branch of the Tai languages.
58. An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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