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1. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
5. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
9. Young of domestic cattle.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. The sixth month of the civil year.
15. Largest known toad species.
16. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
17. Artificial and inferior.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. A primeval personification of air and breath.
21. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
22. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
28. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
29. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
33. Chief port of Yemen.
36. A licensed medical practitioner.
38. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
39. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
44. Type genus of the Upupidae.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. A state in northwestern North America.
47. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
51. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
54. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
56. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
58. (botany) Outer tissue of bark.
60. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
61. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
62. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
66. Rate of revolution of a motor.
67. (of eggs) No longer edible.
68. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
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1. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
3. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. (Arthurian legend) The most virtuous knight of the Round Table.
6. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.
9. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
11. A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid.
12. Disturb the composure of.
20. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
24. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
26. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
27. Meat from a calf.
30. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
31. Fiddler crabs.
32. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
34. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
35. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
37. Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
40. A member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon.
42. (psychology) An urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object.
48. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
49. Jordan's port.
50. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
52. A boy or man.
53. A word or expression used for some particular thing.
55. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
57. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
59. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
63. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
64. A public promotion of some product or service.
65. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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