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1. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
5. Status with respect to the relations between people or groups.
10. A quantity of money.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
15. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
16. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. An unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately.
20. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
22. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
23. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
25. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
26. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
31. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
34. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
38. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
40. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
41. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
52. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
53. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
54. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
55. Wearing protective mail.
60. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
61. Relating to or being within or near the inner side or limit.
62. (informal) Of the highest quality.
63. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
64. British choreographer (1906-1988).
65. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
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1. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. Make anew.
4. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
5. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
6. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
7. A small piece of cloth.
8. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
9. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
10. A native-born Israeli.
11. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
12. The Fate who cuts the thread of life.
17. A large fleet.
19. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
21. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
27. Slightly wet.
28. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
32. God of wealth and love.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
39. Characteristic of a baby.
40. A small piece of cloth.
43. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
45. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
46. American poet (born in England) (1907-1973).
47. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
48. Greek mythology.
50. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
51. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
52. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
56. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
57. Provided with artificial light.
58. The capital and largest city of Japan.
59. The airforce of Great Britain.
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