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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
9. A vigorous blow.
13. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
14. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
15. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. Perfume esp. with a censer.
18. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
19. A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.
21. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
23. A New England state.
26. A genus of Indriidae.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
34. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
36. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
39. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
40. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
56. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
57. Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers.
59. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
60. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
61. A drama set to music.
62. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil.
3. By bad luck.
4. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic.
5. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
6. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
7. An associate degree in applied science.
8. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
9. English monk and scholar (672-735).
10. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
11. (dialect) A short straight stick of wood.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
20. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
22. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
24. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. Moral weakness.
28. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
30. A family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India.
31. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
32. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
35. Wild ginger.
37. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
38. A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric.
42. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
43. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
45. (prefix) Between or among or in the midst of.
47. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
48. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
49. A fastener for a door or lid.
50. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
55. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
58. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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