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1. A master's degree in library science.
5. Type genus of the Sittidae.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
14. Clear to the mind.
15. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
16. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
17. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
20. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
22. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
23. A light touch or stroke.
26. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
34. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
36. A state in northwestern North America.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
44. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
45. The closing section of a musical composition.
46. Humble request for help.
48. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
49. Dyed with henna.
52. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
56. A New England state.
57. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
60. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
61. Petty quarrel.
63. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
64. A small piece of cloth.
65. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel.
67. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
68. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
69. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
2. The month following March and preceding May.
3. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
4. A meeting of spiritualists.
5. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
6. Not in good physical or mental health.
7. Two-year-old sheep.
8. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
9. Of or relating to or involving an area.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. Especially one side of a leaf.
12. Indicating the most important performer or role.
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. Wearing or provided with clothing.
28. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A Nilotic language.
32. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
33. Type genus of the Anatidae.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
37. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
38. A bluish shade of green.
40. A genus of Lamnidae.
42. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
43. Someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments.
44. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
47. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
50. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
51. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
52. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
53. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
54. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
55. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
58. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
59. God of love and erotic desire.
62. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
66. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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