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1. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
4. First in order of birth.
10. Rate of revolution of a motor.
13. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
14. Of or relating to the nervous system.
15. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
19. (informal) Foolish.
21. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
22. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
23. The cry made by sheep.
25. Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron.
28. With a forward motion.
32. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
36. Seed of a pea plant.
37. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
38. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
39. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
44. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
48. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
50. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
52. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
56. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
57. 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.
61. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
62. A member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
63. Of or relating to a wedding.
64. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
65. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
66. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
67. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. Informal terms for money.
3. In the Roman calendar.
4. Make certain of.
5. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
6. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
7. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
8. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
9. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
10. The basic unit of money in Iran.
11. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
12. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
18. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
20. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
24. An associate degree in applied science.
26. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. A slight amount or degree of difference.
29. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
30. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
31. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
33. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
34. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
35. Chief port of Yemen.
40. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
42. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
45. An uproarious party.
46. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
47. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
48. A fit of shivering.
49. Unknown god.
51. A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells.
52. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
53. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
54. God of love and erotic desire.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
58. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
59. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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