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1. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
10. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
15. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
16. (Old Testament) Samson's Philistine mistress who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.
18. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
20. Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit.
22. An associate degree in nursing.
23. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
24. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
27. Being one more than eighty.
30. Type genus of the Amiidae.
31. A victory (as in a race or other competition).
34. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
35. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. An internal representation of the world.
39. Type genus of the Gliridae.
41. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
44. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
45. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
46. A soft silvery metallic element.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
50. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
54. Found along western Atlantic coast.
56. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic.
63. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
64. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
65. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
66. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
67. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
68. Twist or braid together, interlace.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
70. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
3. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
4. Annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa.
5. Type genus of the Anatidae.
6. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
7. Before noon.
8. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
9. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
10. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
11. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
12. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
17. Wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
21. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
25. The square of a body of any size of type.
26. A person of unquestioning obedience.
28. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
29. Being one more than ninety.
32. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
33. (British) Your grandmother.
36. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
38. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. Cause to break up or function, as of groups and organizations.
43. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
49. Small very thin pancake.
51. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
55. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
57. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
58. Offering fun and gaiety.
61. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
62. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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