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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. Speaking of yourself in superlatives.
10. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
13. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
14. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
16. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
17. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
18. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
19. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
21. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
24. An associate degree in nursing.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
30. A small cake leavened with yeast.
32. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
35. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
37. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. In bed.
45. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
46. Fallow deer.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
51. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
55. Short and fat.
58. True firs.
59. Having hills and crags.
60. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
63. A master's degree in business.
64. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
65. A deep bow.
67. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Jordan's port.
2. Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981).
3. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
4. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
5. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
6. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
7. An associate degree in applied science.
8. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
9. The capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
20. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
22. 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.
23. Big-eyed scad.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
29. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
34. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
36. An accountant certified by the state.
38. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
40. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
42. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
44. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Basic principles of the cosmos.
50. A bottomless gulf or pit.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
52. A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar.
53. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
56. The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries.
57. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
61. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
62. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
63. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
66. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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