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1. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
4. Small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter.
10. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
15. An accountant certified by the state.
16. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
17. A shape that sags.
19. An early French settler in the Maritimes.
22. The highest level or degree attainable.
24. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
27. An unwholesome atmosphere.
31. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Perceive sound.
36. A light touch or stroke.
40. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
42. Of or relating to the feet.
46. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
49. The cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message.
53. A cloth having a crisscross design.
55. The cry made by sheep.
56. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
58. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
59. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
60. Jordan's port.
61. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. Leave immediately.
6. A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water.
7. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
8. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
9. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
11. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
12. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
21. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
23. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
25. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
26. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
29. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
30. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
32. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion.
39. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
41. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
43. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
44. A particular environment or walk of life.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
50. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
51. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
52. A quantity that is added.
54. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
57. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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