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1. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
5. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
10. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
13. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
14. The basic unit of money in Nigeria.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
17. The act of scanning.
18. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. English monk and scholar (672-735).
21. Lower in esteem.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
30. With no effort to conceal.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
45. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
47. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
49. A light touch or stroke.
52. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
56. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
58. Large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit.
62. Moderate or restrain.
63. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
64. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
65. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
66. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
67. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
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1. Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion.
2. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
3. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
5. An associate degree in nursing.
6. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
7. Possessing material wealth.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
10. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
11. By bad luck.
12. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
20. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
22. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
27. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
29. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
31. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
32. An informal term for a father.
34. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
36. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
39. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
40. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
41. A master's degree in business.
44. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. A desert in southern Israel.
50. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
53. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
57. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
61. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
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