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1. Inquire about.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
10. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
14. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. A loud harsh or strident noise.
17. The seventh month of the civil year.
18. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
19. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
21. A tube in which a body fluid circulates.
22. Greek mythology.
24. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
26. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
30. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. Lower in esteem.
37. The cry made by sheep.
39. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
40. A port city in southwestern Iran.
44. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
46. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A genus of Indriidae.
56. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
58. Follower of Rastafarianism.
61. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
62. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
63. The state of existing and being localized in space.
65. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
66. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
67. A container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed.
68. The habitation of wild animals.
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1. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
2. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth.
3. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
4. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
5. Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere.
6. Type genus of the Musaceae.
7. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
10. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
11. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
12. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high).
20. A Hindu prince or king in India.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
27. An informal term for a father.
28. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
29. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
35. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
36. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. Wild ginger.
43. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
45. (used of persons or the military) Characterized by having or bearing arms.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
53. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
54. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
55. A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface.
57. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
59. Two-year-old sheep.
60. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
64. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
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