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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. Cause to be embarrassed.
10. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
13. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
14. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
15. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
16. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries).
18. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
20. Regional and archaic.
21. An unwholesome atmosphere.
23. Informal terms for a mother.
24. Not only so, but.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
34. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. A light touch or stroke.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A doctor's degree in religion.
46. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
49. Leave voluntarily.
51. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
53. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk.
57. Satisfy (thirst).
58. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
60. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
62. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
63. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
64. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. State in northeastern India.
2. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre.
3. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
4. A member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines.
5. A port city in southwestern Iran.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. A fraudulent business scheme.
9. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
10. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
12. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
17. An evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
25. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
27. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
28. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
30. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
31. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
33. An informal term for a father.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
38. Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. A loss of will power.
41. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
42. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
43. Of or being the lowest female voice.
44. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
45. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
47. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
48. The place where some action occurs.
50. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
52. God of death.
55. A cgs unit of work or energy.
56. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
59. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
60. An associate degree in nursing.
61. Unknown god.
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