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1. Heal or recover.
5. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
9. Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers.
13. Belonging to some prior time.
14. Not only so, but.
15. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
16. An endorsement.
17. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
18. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. Spread or diffuse through.
23. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
24. (informal) Exceptionally good.
26. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
27. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. A rapid bustling commotion.
33. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. An accountant certified by the state.
45. Treated with contempt.
47. Instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement.
49. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
51. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
52. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
54. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
56. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
60. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
64. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
65. A master's degree in business.
66. Situated at an apex.
67. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
68. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
69. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
70. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. An aggressive and violent young criminal.
2. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
3. Sour or bitter in taste.
4. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948).
5. One ten thousandth of a centner.
6. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
7. Badly injured, perhaps with amputation.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. Informal terms for clothing.
10. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
11. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
20. A steep descent of the water of a river.
22. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
25. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
27. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
29. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
35. An informal term for a father.
37. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
38. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. Copy that is not the original.
43. Top part of an apron.
46. (Akkadian) Mother of the gods and consort of Apsu.
48. Extremely pleasing.
50. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
51. Being one more than fifty.
53. A French abbot.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
55. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
56. A master's degree in education.
57. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
58. A primeval personification of air and breath.
59. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
62. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
63. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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