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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
10. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
13. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
14. Capable of wounding.
15. A boy or man.
16. A resource.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
20. Small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters.
23. In bed.
24. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
25. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
28. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
31. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
36. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
38. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
40. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
42. A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion.
44. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
50. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
52. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
54. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
60. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
61. Relating to or accompanying birth.
64. An informal term for a father.
66. Term of address for a man.
67. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
68. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
69. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
70. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
71. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
2. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
5. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
6. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
9. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
10. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
11. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
26. A French abbot.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
30. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
33. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
34. Common Indian weaverbird.
37. Singing jazz.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass.
42. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. Small and light boat.
52. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
53. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
55. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
56. A unit of length equal to 3 feet.
58. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
59. An informal term for a father.
62. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
63. A local computer network for communication between computers.
65. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
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