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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. Lower in esteem.
9. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
13. The habitation of wild animals.
14. A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.
15. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
16. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
17. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
18. The face of a timepiece.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. A Russian river.
22. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
24. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
25. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
26. Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.
29. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
34. Annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles.
38. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. American physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988).
43. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
45. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
46. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
58. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
59. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
60. Type genus of the Annonaceae.
62. A small piece of cloth.
63. An enclosed space.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
6. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
7. A male human offspring.
8. Related on the mother's side.
9. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
10. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
11. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
12. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
20. Moderate or restrain.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
31. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. Dignified manner or conduct.
35. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
36. Knock unconscious or senseless.
37. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
39. Any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A state in southeastern United States.
47. Type genus of the Ranidae.
48. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
50. A city in northern India.
51. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
54. A light touch or stroke.
55. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
56. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
57. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
61. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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