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1. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
5. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
10. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. Literature in metrical form.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
18. To fix or set securely or deeply.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
24. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
26. A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
27. Not only so, but.
30. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
39. Meeting adequate standards for a purpose.
40. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
42. A kiln for drying hops.
47. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
50. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
51. The termination of a relationship.
55. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
59. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
60. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. Black tropical American cuckoo.
65. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
67. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
68. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
69. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
70. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A boy or man.
4. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
5. The month following March and preceding May.
6. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
7. (Greek mythology) The goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology.
8. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
9. The seed of the cereal grass.
10. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. Having a smooth, gleaming surface.
12. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
21. A Loloish language.
25. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
28. English essayist (1775-1834).
29. A book of the New Testament.
31. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
32. A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
34. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
38. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
41. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
43. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A large fleet.
48. Jordan's port.
49. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
52. Type genus of the Ranidae.
53. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
54. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
55. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
56. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
57. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
58. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
61. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
66. Before noon.
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