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1. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
4. Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. The cry made by sheep.
14. An addition that extends a main building.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
17. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
21. (of a liquid) Treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification.
23. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
25. A city in east central Texas.
27. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
29. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. To work at or to absurd length.
36. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
40. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
42. An associate degree in applied science.
45. Type genus of the Amiidae.
51. (informal) Exceptionally good.
52. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
53. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
54. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
57. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
58. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
59. Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits.
61. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
62. Take in solid food.
63. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
64. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
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1. A bachelor's degree in library science.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
4. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
5. In place of, or as an alternative to.
6. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
7. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
8. Distinguish oneself.
9. Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule.
10. Cry plaintively.
11. Especially one side of a leaf.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
22. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
30. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
31. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
32. A human limb.
35. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. (Jewish cookery) A loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast.
39. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
41. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
43. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
44. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
46. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
47. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
48. The process of leaching.
49. Any of various small plant-sucking insects.
50. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
55. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
56. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
60. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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