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1. Select as an alternative.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
10. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
13. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
14. Capital of Armenia.
15. A human limb.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Wish harm upon.
18. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
21. Someone who consumes food for nourishment.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. Type genus of the family Aplysiidae.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
29. Type genus of the Majidae.
30. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
33. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
37. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
38. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
42. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
46. The cry made by sheep.
50. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
53. Unknown god.
55. Not clearly understood or expressed.
57. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
60. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
62. Lower in esteem.
64. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
65. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
66. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
67. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
6. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
7. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
8. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
9. (zoology) Relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida.
10. Footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a flat heel).
11. A populous province in northeastern China.
12. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
22. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
25. An informal term for a father.
27. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
28. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
31. A roll of tobacco for smoking.
32. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
34. (informal) Of the highest quality.
35. A state in the eastern United States.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A young woman making her debut into society.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
45. Jordan's port.
46. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
47. The eleventh month of the civil year.
48. Wood of a sumac.
49. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
51. An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
52. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown.
54. Type genus of the Anatidae.
56. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
58. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. The residue that remains when something is burned.
60. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
63. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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