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1. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
4. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
9. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
13. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
14. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
15. A city in northern India.
16. A master's degree in religion.
18. A Scottish word.
19. A boy or man.
20. Unhappy in love.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. 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.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
27. English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384).
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
39. A festival featuring African-American culture.
41. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
42. The capital of Morocco.
47. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
51. A large fleet.
55. A human limb.
56. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
57. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
61. A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines).
62. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
63. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
64. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
65. An elaborate song for solo voice.
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
2. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
3. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
4. Informal terms for a mother.
5. Singing jazz.
6. (Babylonian) The sky god.
7. A city in central Alabama on the Alabama river.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. One who works hard at boring tasks.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
12. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
17. United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929).
21. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
28. A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars).
29. Crowd or pack to capacity.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
32. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. God of death.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
48. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
52. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
53. (nontechnical usage) A tiny piece of anything.
54. English monk and scholar (672-735).
58. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
60. A castrated tomcat.
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