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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
10. The unit of frequency.
13. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
14. Oil palms.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
18. The basic unit of money in Peru.
19. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
20. A member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas.
22. Having or involving the use of hands.
24. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
25. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
29. Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A concave molding.
37. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
41. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
42. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
44. Horned sheep of Devon.
47. A city in northeastern France in Lorraine.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
53. Resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous.
58. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
59. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
62. A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats.
63. The last (12th) month of the year.
64. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
66. The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.
67. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
68. The capital of the Bahamas.
69. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. Beside one another in a row or rank.
2. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. (British) Informal term for information.
8. After a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'.
9. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
10. Wearing or provided with clothing.
11. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
23. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
27. In bed.
28. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
30. Beyond what is natural.
31. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
32. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
38. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
39. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
40. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
43. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
45. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
46. A master's degree in library science.
48. Late time of life.
51. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
52. Any competition.
54. English essayist (1775-1834).
55. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
57. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
65. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
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