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1. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
5. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
9. Found on a farm.
13. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
14. In bed.
15. American novelist (1909-1955).
16. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
17. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
19. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
21. An insane person.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
26. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
29. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
30. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
31. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
33. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
35. Noisy talk.
39. A large fleet.
42. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
43. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
45. Fiddler crabs.
46. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
59. A bachelor's degree in theology.
60. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
61. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
62. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
63. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941).
64. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
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1. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
2. Affected manners intended to impress others.
3. Strike sharply.
4. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
8. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
9. In a faddish manner.
10. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
11. Of or relating to the kidneys.
12. United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980).
20. Water scorpions.
22. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
24. (informal) Of the highest quality.
27. Denuded of leaves.
28. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
32. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
34. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
36. (Babylonian) The sky god.
37. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
38. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
40. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
41. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
44. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
47. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
48. Before noon.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
51. An inlaid furniture decoration.
52. Indicating the most important performer or role.
53. Common Indian weaverbird.
54. Hit hard.
56. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
57. A column of light (as from a beacon).
58. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
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