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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. Covered with scabs.
10. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
13. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
14. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods.
15. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
16. Jordan's port.
18. The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. The capital of Bahrain.
22. Do something to an excessive degree.
24. Having or resembling a beak.
27. A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red.
30. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
35. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
38. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
44. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
45. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
47. A strong emotion.
49. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
50. (of tempo) Fast n 1.
54. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
58. The cry made by sheep.
59. Be or do something to a greater degree.
62. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
63. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
64. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
66. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
67. An informal term for a father.
68. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
2. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
3. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
4. A fraudulent business scheme.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. The residue that remains when something is burned.
7. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
8. A Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream.
9. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
10. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
11. Having been read.
12. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
17. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. Late time of life.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A state in the western United States.
29. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
32. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
33. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
34. A French abbot.
36. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
39. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
40. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
41. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
42. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
46. South African term for `boss'.
48. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
51. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
52. Praise, glorify, or honor.
53. Of or relating to near the ear.
55. God of love and erotic desire.
56. Very dark black.
57. A quantity of no importance.
60. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
61. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
65. An associate degree in nursing.
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