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1. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
4. Small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental.
10. A master's degree in library science.
13. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
14. Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
15. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. The largest of the four main islands of Japan.
21. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
23. An associate degree in nursing.
24. A subdivision of a larger religious group.
27. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. The cry made by sheep.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. A bachelor's degree in religion.
45. A genus of Stromateidae.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
52. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
56. A doctor's degree in education.
57. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
60. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
61. Being two more than fifty.
62. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
64. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
65. The longest division of geological time.
66. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
67. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor.
3. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
4. A dialect of Tocharian.
5. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
6. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
7. A state in the western United States.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
10. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
11. A Russian river.
12. Singing jazz.
20. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
22. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
25. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
26. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
28. A light touch or stroke.
29. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
32. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. Toward the mouth or oral region.
36. An African river.
37. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. A man who serves as a sailor.
42. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
43. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
46. (combining form) Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
47. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
48. A woman of refinement.
51. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
54. God of love and erotic desire.
55. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
58. British informal term.
59. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
63. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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