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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
10. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
15. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
16. Jordan's port.
18. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
20. A Nilotic language.
24. An uproarious party.
25. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
30. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
34. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
35. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
36. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
37. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
39. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
40. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
42. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
57. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
58. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
60. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
61. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
63. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
65. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
2. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
3. By bad luck.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
7. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
8. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
9. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
10. Flat tableland with steep edges.
11. Having a long narrow cut.
12. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
17. English monk and scholar (672-735).
19. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
21. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
22. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. An informal term for a father.
27. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
29. Used in combination to denote the middle.
31. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
32. (Irish) The sea personified.
33. Take in solid food.
38. New Guinea echidnas.
39. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
46. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
47. Being nine more than ninety.
48. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
52. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
54. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
56. The basic unit of money on Malta.
59. God of the underworld.
62. 16 ounces.
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