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1. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
4. Covered with scabs.
10. Rate of revolution of a motor.
13. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
14. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
18. The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
19. Be seated.
20. Having branches.
21. A sudden spasm.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. An associate degree in applied science.
28. A decree that prohibits something.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
37. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
40. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
42. A humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm.
43. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa.
46. Informal terms for a mother.
48. A bachelor's degree in religion.
49. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
50. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
52. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
56. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
59. The habitation of wild animals.
61. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
64. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
65. 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.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
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1. A genus of Pyralidae.
2. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
3. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
4. Singing jazz.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. The residue that remains when something is burned.
7. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
8. Injured by bites or stings.
9. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
10. Follower of Rastafarianism.
11. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
12. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
17. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
23. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
24. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
26. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
27. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
29. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827).
34. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
35. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
36. Take in solid food.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
39. An enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc..
40. The residue that remains when something is burned.
41. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
44. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
45. Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key.
47. Jordan's port.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
52. Being one more than nine.
53. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
54. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
55. Baby bed with high sides.
57. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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