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1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
10. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures.
15. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
16. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
20. The wife of a sheik.
22. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
32. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
33. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
36. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
38. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
43. A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.
44. A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
46. A Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia.
48. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
49. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
50. Jordan's port.
53. (Old Testament) The son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac.
57. Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba.
60. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
61. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
62. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
65. Chief port of Yemen.
66. The bill in a restaurant.
67. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
68. An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).
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1. Armor plate that protects the chest.
2. A vigorous blow.
3. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
4. A metallic tapping sound.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
9. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
10. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
11. A bachelor's degree in library science.
12. Be foolish or senile due to old age.
17. Having help.
21. Not easy.
23. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
25. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
28. A sudden short attack.
30. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
31. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
34. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. (informal) Of the highest quality.
39. Of or relating to or made from a ceramic.
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. Type genus of the Anatidae.
42. A city in north-central India.
45. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
47. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
51. God of love and erotic desire.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
55. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
56. A period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
59. A person's brother or sister.
63. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
64. Being nine more than forty.
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