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1. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
4. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
10. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
13. Fiddler crabs.
14. A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter.
15. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
16. A port city and capital of Gambia.
18. State in northeastern India.
20. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
23. English monk and scholar (672-735).
24. A farm building for housing poultry.
25. A decree that prohibits something.
26. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
29. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
30. A Loloish language.
34. A motley assortment of things.
38. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
40. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
41. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
43. The cry made by sheep.
45. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
48. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. A branch of the Tai languages.
57. Diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension.
59. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
62. A master's degree in business.
63. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
64. In a submissive or spiritless manner.
66. Tag the base runner to get him out.
67. Seed of a pea plant.
68. Of a leaf shape.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct liquids or gases.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
4. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
5. A city and port in northern Jutland.
6. An honorary degree in science.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
9. Jordan's port.
10. A dry cold north wind in SE France.
11. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
12. Fallow deer.
17. French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920).
19. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
22. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
27. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
32. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
33. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
39. Having hair on the cheeks and chin.
40. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
42. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
44. An associate degree in applied science.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
49. A genus of Lamnidae.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. Jordan's port.
53. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
54. A shade of blue tinged with green.
58. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
60. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
61. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
65. 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.
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