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1. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
4. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. A master's degree in education.
14. From 40 million to 58 million years ago.
15. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
18. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
19. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
21. Lacking excess flesh.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. Being nine more than ninety.
26. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
30. A deep bow.
34. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
36. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
39. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. An audiotape recording of sound.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. Treated with oil.
43. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
45. A fraudulent business scheme.
47. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
48. A Loloish language.
50. A master's degree in business.
52. Lower in esteem.
59. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
61. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
66. An informal term for a father.
67. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
68. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
69. Lacking self-confidence.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
3. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
4. The month following August and preceding October.
5. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
6. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
7. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
8. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
9. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
10. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
11. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
12. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
20. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan.
22. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
31. A bachelor's degree in library science.
32. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
33. Produced by a manufacturing process.
35. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
37. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
46. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
47. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
51. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. Slightly open.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. A large number or amount.
57. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
58. A polite name for any woman.
60. Any thick messy substance.
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
65. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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