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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
10. Inquire about.
13. A pass between mountain peaks.
14. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
18. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
19. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
20. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
21. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
23. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
24. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A tight-fitting headdress.
32. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
38. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
39. Any of various units of capacity.
42. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
45. A Loloish language.
46. An island of central Hawaii.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
50. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
52. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
56. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
61. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
62. An inflammatory swelling or sore.
65. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
66. The month following March and preceding May.
67. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
68. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
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1. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
2. Omnivorous mammal of Central and South America.
3. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
4. The capital and largest city of Venezuela.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. Being two more than fifty.
9. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
10. A city in northern India.
11. A fraudulent business scheme.
12. God of love and erotic desire.
17. Jordan's port.
22. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
29. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
30. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
31. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
33. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
36. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
37. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
40. Genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers.
41. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
51. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
52. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
53. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
54. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
55. Material used to daub walls.
57. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
58. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
64. An associate degree in nursing.
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