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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. Any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds.
10. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574).
15. Seed of a pea plant.
16. City in northwestern Jordan.
18. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
20. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. A grant made by a law court.
26. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
27. French artist who immigrated to the United States.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. Towards the shore from the water.
34. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
37. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
40. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. Turned or twisted toward one side.
48. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
50. Fool's parsley.
54. The act of scanning.
57. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
58. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
59. (Greek mythology) The last king of Troy.
60. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
61. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
62. Jordan's port.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
2. By bad luck.
3. God of death.
4. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
5. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
6. A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
7. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
8. Using speech rather than writing.
9. Being one more than fifty.
10. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
11. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
12. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
17. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. Flat and uninspiring.
24. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
25. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
28. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
29. The protruding part of the lower jaw.
31. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
36. A loud harsh or strident noise.
38. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
39. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
41. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs.
43. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
44. A group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast.
46. Silkworm moths.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
51. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
52. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
53. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
55. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
56. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
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