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1. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
4. A tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes.
10. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
13. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
14. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. Most important element.
18. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
21. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
23. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
24. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
25. A state in New England.
26. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
29. A flexible container with a single opening.
32. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times.
46. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
50. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
52. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. A human limb.
56. A three-year law degree.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
62. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
63. 10 grams.
64. United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981).
65. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. (India) Absolutely first class and genuine.
2. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
3. Falling in drops or as if falling like rain.
4. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
5. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
6. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
10. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
11. Type genus of the Bramidae.
12. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
17. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
22. A loose cloak with a hood.
27. Avatar of Vishnu.
28. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A state in northwestern North America.
34. Informal terms for a mother.
35. Before noon.
37. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
38. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
40. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
42. A motley assortment of things.
45. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
47. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
53. A narrow way or road.
54. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
55. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
57. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
58. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
59. A castrated tomcat.
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