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1. Minor or subordinate.
4. Any of various devices for taking hold of objects.
9. Singing jazz.
13. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
14. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
15. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. United States film maker (1897-1991).
18. A quantity of no importance.
19. God of wealth and love.
21. One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
23. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
26. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
27. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
30. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
32. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.
36. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
37. A boy or man.
39. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
40. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
47. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
48. (informal) Of the highest quality.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
59. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
61. Before noon.
63. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
64. In a foreign country.
67. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
68. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
69. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
70. A light touch or stroke.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A genus of Mustelidae.
4. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
5. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
6. A small drink of liquor.
7. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
8. The skin that covers the top of the head.
9. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
10. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
11. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
12. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
20. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. (Greek mythology) A maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers.
25. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
28. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
29. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
34. An endorsement.
35. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
38. Loose or flaccid body fat.
42. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
43. Jordan's port.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
50. Any high mountain.
51. Located at or near the back of an animal.
52. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
54. A lyric poet.
56. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
57. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
58. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
62. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
63. A public promotion of some product or service.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
66. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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