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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
9. God of love and erotic desire.
13. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
14. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
15. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
16. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
20. Widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus.
22. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
24. (South African) An ear of corn.
26. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
27. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
29. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
33. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
35. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
38. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
41. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
42. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
43. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
45. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
47. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
51. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
53. A large fleet.
55. Greek mythology.
59. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
64. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
65. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
67. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
68. Towards the side away from the wind.
69. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
70. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
2. Lower in esteem.
3. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
4. A state in east central United States.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
8. An implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end.
9. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
10. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
11. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
12. A French abbot.
17. Extremely cold.
21. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
23. One million periods per second.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
31. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
32. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
34. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
36. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
37. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
46. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
48. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
49. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. Informal terms for a mother.
54. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
55. A quantity of no importance.
56. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
57. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
58. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
60. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
61. (informal) Of the highest quality.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
66. Before noon.
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