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1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
4. A large fleet.
10. Any of various units of capacity.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
14. Large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout.
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. To an ample degree or in an ample manner.
19. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. A state in New England.
26. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
29. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
33. A bottomless gulf or pit.
34. Perennial herb of North America.
36. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
39. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
42. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. An informal term for a father.
46. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
54. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
55. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
59. A light touch or stroke.
60. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
61. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
62. (Babylonian) The sky god.
63. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
64. By bad luck.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. Kauri pine.
5. Avatar of Vishnu.
6. The player judged to be the most important to the sport.
7. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
8. Childcare during the day while parents work.
9. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
10. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. Type genus of the Anatidae.
22. A French abbot.
24. A state in northwestern North America.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. In bed.
28. Two items of the same kind.
30. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
31. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
32. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
35. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
37. God of the earth.
40. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
41. A flexible container with a single opening.
44. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
45. Informal terms for a mother.
47. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
48. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
49. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
50. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
51. The food served and eaten at one time.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
56. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
57. Black tropical American cuckoo.
58. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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