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1. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
4. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
9. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
13. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
14. Register formally.
15. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
18. Capital and largest city of Italy.
19. The location of something surrounded by other things.
21. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
26. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. Any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling.
37. A young woman making her debut into society.
39. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. The noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash adv.
52. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979).
54. A polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles.
58. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
61. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
62. A city in north central Morocco.
65. A notable achievement.
66. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
67. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
68. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A large quantity of written matter.
2. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
3. Of or relating to a creed.
4. The state of owing money.
5. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
6. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
7. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
8. On or toward the lee.
9. A motley assortment of things.
10. An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon.
11. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
12. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. In bed.
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
29. Top part of an apron.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
35. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
36. A light touch or stroke.
38. Characteristic of a baby.
42. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
43. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
44. United States author (born 1932).
45. Towards the side away from the wind.
47. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
49. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
50. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
51. A genus of Ploceidae.
53. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
54. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
55. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
56. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
57. A quantity of no importance.
59. The cry made by sheep.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
63. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
64. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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