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1. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
4. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
14. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
15. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
18. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
19. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
21. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
23. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
25. A unit of pressure.
27. (chemistry) Being or containing an acid.
33. (anatomy) A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
34. A master's degree in business.
35. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
36. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
37. Out of fashion.
39. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
42. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
43. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
44. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
48. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. English essayist (1775-1834).
52. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
55. A Hindu prince or king in India.
58. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
59. By bad luck.
60. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
62. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
63. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
64. The capital and largest city of Japan.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
3. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
4. An island in the south Pacific.
5. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
6. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
7. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
8. A flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery).
9. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
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. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
22. A genus of Thraupidae.
24. The highest level or degree attainable.
26. An Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name.
28. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
29. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
30. The sound made by corvine birds.
31. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
32. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
40. Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant.
41. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. Lower in esteem.
46. The third canonical hour.
47. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
49. Offering fun and gaiety.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
57. Bright and pleasant.
61. An uproarious party.
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