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1. God of the earth.
4. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
10. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
13. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
14. A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
17. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
19. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
21. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
22. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
23. A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. Mostly black African weaverbird.
36. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
38. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
40. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
42. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.
43. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
48. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
49. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
54. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
55. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
57. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
58. The capital and largest city of Japan.
61. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
62. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
63. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
64. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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1. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. Make anew.
5. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
6. A bottle with a stopper.
7. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
8. (Old Testament) The guardian archangel of the Jews.
9. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
10. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
11. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
12. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
18. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
20. Toward the mouth or oral region.
24. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
26. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
27. Injured by bites or stings.
28. A flexible container with a single opening.
30. Type genus of the Anatidae.
31. A floor covering.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
39. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
41. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
44. English monk and scholar (672-735).
45. Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
46. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
52. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
53. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
56. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
59. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
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