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1. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
4. Having a taste like that of grapes.
10. Of southern Europe.
13. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
14. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. Run away secretly with one's beloved.
18. In the Roman calendar.
19. Tag the base runner to get him out.
20. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
22. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
24. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. Ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles.
30. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
34. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
35. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
36. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
37. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
41. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927).
43. An instance of driving away or warding off.
46. Being six more than sixty.
49. A flexible container with a single opening.
50. Of or relating to or like or in the manner of the Roman Seneca.
53. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
57. Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities.
59. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
60. A woman's loose unbelted dress.
62. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
63. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
64. Accord or comport with.
65. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
66. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
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1. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
2. In an idle manner.
3. Colloquial British abbreviation.
4. English Catholic novelist (1904-1991).
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. Type genus of the Amiidae.
7. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
8. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
9. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
10. God of fire.
11. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
12. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
17. A genus of Ploceidae.
21. A town in southwestern Idaho.
23. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
31. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
32. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
33. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
38. A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.
39. The month following January and preceding March.
42. A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
44. (trade mark) A soft form of cereal for infants.
45. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
47. A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
48. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana.
51. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
52. A connecting point at which several lines come together.
54. A shade of blue tinged with green.
55. (law) Lacking any legal or binding force.
56. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
58. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
59. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
61. A state in New England.
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