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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
10. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. German mathematician (1804-1851).
15. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
18. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
19. A populous province in northeastern China.
21. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
22. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
24. An awkward stupid person.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. By bad luck.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon.
39. The father of your father or mother.
40. A deep bow.
41. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. An accidental happening.
45. South African term for `boss'.
48. Jordan's port.
51. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
55. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
59. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
60. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
61. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
62. On or toward the lee.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. God of love and erotic desire.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
2. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A genus of Platalea.
5. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
6. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
7. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. A city of central China.
11. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
12. A genus of Ploceidae.
20. A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein.
23. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
28. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
29. Type genus of the Anatidae.
30. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
32. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
34. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. A feeling of intense anger.
36. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
37. The cry made by sheep.
38. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
44. Lower in esteem.
46. Jordan's port.
47. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
48. An associate degree in nursing.
49. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
50. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
52. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
53. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
56. Inquire about.
57. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
58. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
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