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1. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
5. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
10. Fiddler crabs.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. Lean end of the neck.
15. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
16. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
18. An associate degree in nursing.
20. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
21. A woman who is engaged to be married.
23. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
26. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
27. Standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west.
30. The cry made by sheep.
31. Painful from having the skin abraded.
34. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
36. An honorary degree in science.
37. An informal term for a father.
38. Small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark.
41. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
42. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
43. The month following February and preceding April.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
47. Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
53. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. Long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill.
60. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
61. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
62. Go into retirement.
63. A light touch or stroke.
64. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
65. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
67. That is to say.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. Using speech rather than writing.
3. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
4. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
5. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
6. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
7. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
8. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
9. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
10. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
11. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
12. American novelist (1909-1955).
17. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
19. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
22. The capital and largest city of Greece.
24. Of or in or relating to the nose.
25. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
28. A member of the Algonquian people living in Wisconsin the Fox River valley and the shores of Green Bay.
29. Prong on a fork or pitchfork.
32. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
33. An informal term for a father.
35. (literary) Spirited horse for state or war.
39. The ability to form mental images of things or events.
40. (informal) Exceptionally good.
46. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
47. A Mid-Atlantic state.
48. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
49. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
50. A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells.
51. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
52. A unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
58. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
59. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
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