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1. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4. Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison.
10. A female person who has the same parents as another person.
13. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
14. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
15. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
16. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
18. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Enduring strength and energy.
22. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
34. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
38. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
39. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
40. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
41. Top part of an apron.
42. To fix or set securely or deeply.
44. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp.
47. In an idle manner.
49. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
50. Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
53. An accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo).
57. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
58. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
61. Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes.
62. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
65. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
66. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
67. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
68. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.
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1. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
2. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
3. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
4. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
5. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
6. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
7. A master's degree in business.
8. A resource.
9. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
10. Indicating the most important performer or role.
11. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
12. A city of central China.
17. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
21. A quantity of no importance.
23. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
27. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
32. English essayist (1775-1834).
33. The state of owing money.
35. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
36. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
37. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
43. A genus of Mustelidae.
45. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
46. The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries.
48. A clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap.
49. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
51. Type genus of the Majidae.
52. In a competent capable manner.
54. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
55. Being one more than sixteen.
56. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
59. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
64. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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