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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly.
10. Extremely pleasing.
13. The last (12th) month of the year.
14. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
15. A strong emotion.
16. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
17. Of or relating to Slavic languages.
18. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
19. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
21. Someone who cuts or carves stone.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
27. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
38. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
42. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
50. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
55. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
56. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
58. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
59. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
60. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
61. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
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1. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
2. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
5. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
6. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
7. Being four more than fifty.
8. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
9. The disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest.
10. Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position.
11. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
12. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
20. 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.
22. A bachelor's degree in theology.
24. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
26. The sixth month of the civil year.
30. Common Indian weaverbird.
31. Offering fun and gaiety.
32. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
33. The airforce of Great Britain.
35. Minor or subordinate.
36. In bed.
37. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
43. A crime syndicate in the United States.
45. Located at or near the back of an animal.
46. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
48. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
49. South African term for `boss'.
51. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
52. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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