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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
5. A book of the New Testament.
9. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
13. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
14. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
15. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
16. An aggressive and violent young criminal.
17. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
18. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
19. Not mined.
21. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
23. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
24. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
25. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
27. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
28. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
34. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
35. Unknown god.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
38. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. Music performed for dancing the polka.
50. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
52. Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
58. A small cake leavened with yeast.
59. A master's degree in education.
60. A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
62. (British) Your grandmother.
63. An associate degree in applied science.
64. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Loloish language.
2. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
3. Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria.
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. A machine or person that adds.
6. A family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa.
7. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
8. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
9. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
10. Steadfast in allegiance or duty.
11. Jordan's port.
12. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
20. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
22. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
26. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
37. A parallelogram with four equal sides.
39. The cry made by sheep.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. Rate of revolution of a motor.
43. A game played with playing cards.
44. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain.
45. A genus of Platalea.
47. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
51. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
52. Most important element.
53. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
56. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
57. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
61. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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