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1. How long something has existed.
4. A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing.
9. Short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent.
13. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
14. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
15. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
16. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
17. Jordan's port.
18. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. Disposed to please.
23. An informal term for a father.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
34. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
38. Either extremity of something that has length.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
45. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
47. Type genus of the Phocidae.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
54. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
55. Widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus.
58. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
59. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
62. 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.
63. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
64. Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa.
65. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
66. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
67. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
68. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. Expel, as of gases and odors.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
5. Found pleasant or attractive.
6. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
8. A fraudulent business scheme.
9. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. A garment that covers the head and face.
12. A university in Connecticut.
20. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
29. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
30. The cry made by sheep.
31. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
35. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
40. Type genus of the Lacertidae.
41. Of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles).
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
46. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
48. A large number or amount.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
52. A narrow way or road.
53. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. A quantity of no importance.
60. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
61. Inquire about.
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