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1. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
4. An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess.
10. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
13. The sign language used in the United States.
14. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
18. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
19. 10 grams.
20. Unknown god.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
27. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
39. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Half the width of an em.
42. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
43. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
46. (music) Characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality.
48. A white trivalent metallic element.
50. A Russian river.
53. Genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs.
56. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
60. 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.
62. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
64. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
65. Black tropical American cuckoo.
66. A port city in southwestern Iran.
69. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
70. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
71. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
72. A case for containing a set of articles.
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1. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
2. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
3. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
7. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
8. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
9. Sour or bitter in taste.
10. An informal term for a father.
11. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
12. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
17. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
23. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
26. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Not only so, but.
36. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
37. A master's degree in business.
38. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
44. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
45. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
47. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
49. A loud resonant repeating noise.
51. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
52. A genus of Ploceidae.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
58. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
59. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
63. A flexible container with a single opening.
67. A public promotion of some product or service.
68. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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