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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
9. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. Lower in esteem.
15. A city in east central Texas.
16. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
17. The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
18. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
19. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
21. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
23. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
26. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
29. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
33. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
34. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A port in southwestern Scotland.
38. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
41. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
43. A female deity.
45. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
47. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
48. Sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor.
52. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
55. (Old Testament) Samson's Philistine mistress who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.
57. A Hindu prince or king in India.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
60. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
63. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
64. A master's degree in education.
65. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
66. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. A motley assortment of things.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
7. The sign language used in the United States.
8. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
9. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
10. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
11. Causing a dull and steady pain.
12. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
20. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
27. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
28. A mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
30. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
31. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
32. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
35. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
39. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
40. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
42. God of fire.
44. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
46. The place where people vote.
49. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
50. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
51. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
53. Slightly open.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
58. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
61. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
62. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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