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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
5. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
9. A bachelor's degree in library science.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
15. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
16. Notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.
17. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. The highest level or degree attainable.
19. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
20. Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
24. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
27. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. The capital of Croatia.
36. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
37. (informal) Of the highest quality.
38. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
39. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
40. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
44. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
48. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
50. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
52. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
53. Of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people.
57. Black tropical American cuckoo.
58. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
59. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
60. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. A potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
2. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
3. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
5. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
8. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
9. Squash bugs.
10. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
11. A caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone.
12. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
21. A state in northwestern North America.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A city in Tuscany.
29. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
30. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
32. Having a circular shape.
33. English monk and scholar (672-735).
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. United States baseball player (born 1925).
41. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
42. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
43. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
45. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
46. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
47. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
54. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
55. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
56. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
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