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1. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
4. A small smooth rounded rock.
10. Of southern Europe.
13. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
14. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
17. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.
18. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
19. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
21. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
23. A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California.
26. Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading.
29. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
32. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. The eleventh month of the civil year.
35. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
36. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
39. A state in New England.
40. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
42. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
44. A state in northwestern North America.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
50. Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India.
53. (archaic) Utterly cast down.
56. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
57. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
60. An elaborate song for solo voice.
61. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
63. One who works hard at boring tasks.
64. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
65. Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria) (1878-1965).
66. A Loloish language.
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1. One thousandth of a second.
2. Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A second-rate prize fighter.
5. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
6. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
7. A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic "Reynard the Fox".
8. A narrow way or road.
9. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
10. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
11. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
20. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
22. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
27. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
28. Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992).
30. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
31. At any time.
33. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
37. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
38. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. A member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
49. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
51. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
52. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
53. An informal term for a father.
54. Possessing material wealth.
55. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
58. Tag the base runner to get him out.
59. (Irish) The sea personified.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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