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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. Jordan's port.
9. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
13. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
14. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
15. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
16. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
18. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
19. Give over.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
24. The opening of a subject to public discussion and debate.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
28. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
30. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
31. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. A loss of will power.
46. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
49. Of or relating to or involving an area.
50. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
51. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
53. A branch of the Tai languages.
55. The amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full.
59. God of the Underworld.
62. Having gaps or spaces.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
66. Used of a single unit or thing.
67. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
68. A ribbon used as a decoration.
69. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness.
3. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
8. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
9. Convert code into ordinary language.
10. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
11. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
12. A city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England.
17. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
21. (informal) Exceptionally good.
23. A decree that prohibits something.
25. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
29. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
33. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
36. By bad luck.
39. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
40. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
42. 1 species.
44. A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.
45. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
47. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
48. An argument opposed to a proposal.
52. American poet (born in England) (1907-1973).
54. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
55. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
56. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
57. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
58. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
60. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
61. Top part of an apron.
64. A form of address for a man.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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