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1. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
4. A port city in southwestern Iran.
10. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
14. Treat with excessive indulgence.
15. (Irish) The sea personified.
16. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. Not reflecting light.
19. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
21. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
24. Material used to daub walls.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
28. A porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used.
31. A road that takes traffic around the edge of a town.
35. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
36. A resource.
39. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
40. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
43. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
45. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
46. A person to whom money is paid.
47. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
49. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
52. The eighth month of the Hindu calendar.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
62. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
63. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
64. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
65. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
66. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
67. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
68. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
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1. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
2. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
3. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
4. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
5. Large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers.
6. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
7. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
10. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
11. An intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
17. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
20. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
27. An ancient city is southern Greece.
29. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
30. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
32. (Roman mythology) God of love.
33. Stalk of a moss capsule.
34. Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot.
37. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
38. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
41. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
42. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
44. A second-rate prize fighter.
45. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
48. A group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia.
50. Jordan's port.
51. How long something has existed.
53. In bed.
54. A sudden short attack.
55. Related to or located at the back.
56. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
57. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
58. Highly excited.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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