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1. An artificial source of visible illumination.
5. Wood of any of various maple trees.
10. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
13. 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.
14. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
17. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
21. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
23. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
25. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
29. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
31. Type genus of the Gavidae.
35. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
36. Baby bed with high sides.
38. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
39. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
44. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. A state in New England.
49. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
51. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
53. Type genus of the Tetraonidae.
56. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
59. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
60. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
64. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
65. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
66. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
67. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
68. Have confidence or faith in.
69. A language group of the Hokan family.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. Dignified manner or conduct.
4. Anise- and licorice-flavored liqueur.
5. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
6. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
7. Liquid excretory product.
8. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
9. A change for the better.
10. By bad luck.
11. A narrow way or road.
12. The act of scanning.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. An island in the southern Mariana Islands that is the administrative center of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
27. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
28. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
30. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
32. British informal term.
33. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. English monk and scholar (672-735).
40. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. As thin and soft as chiffon.
45. Small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
50. Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
53. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
54. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
55. (aeronautical) Pertaining to the tail section of a plane.
56. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
57. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
58. God of love and erotic desire.
61. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
62. A woman religious.
63. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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