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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation.
10. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
17. Discrimination in favor of the able-bodied.
18. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
27. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.
30. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. Any of various small plant-sucking insects.
38. The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food.
40. Towards the side away from the wind.
41. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads.
44. A fraudulent business scheme.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. A Loloish language.
53. Lower in esteem.
60. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
62. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
64. Wool of the alpaca.
67. How long something has existed.
68. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. A periodic paperback publication.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A quantity of no importance.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. The cry made by sheep.
5. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
6. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
7. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
8. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
9. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
10. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
11. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
12. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
20. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
22. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
25. God of death.
26. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
34. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
35. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
42. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
45. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. Slightly open.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
58. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
59. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
61. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
65. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
66. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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