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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
10. The residue that remains when something is burned.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
15. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
23. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. Genus of South African or Asiatic herbs.
30. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
34. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
35. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
38. The fatty flesh of eel.
39. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
41. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
43. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
47. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. (informal) Exceptionally good.
52. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
55. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
64. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
65. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
66. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
67. A notable achievement.
68. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
69. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. Someone who takes more time than necessary.
6. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
7. Fallow deer.
8. Jordan's port.
9. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
10. The sixth month of the civil year.
11. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
12. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
18. God of death.
20. A French abbot.
22. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
24. (Irish) The sea personified.
25. The cry made by sheep.
28. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
29. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
31. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
32. (Christianity) The abode of Satan and the forces of evil.
33. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
36. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
37. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
40. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
43. The sixth month of the civil year.
44. An enclosed space.
48. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
50. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
51. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
54. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
56. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
57. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
58. A quantity of no importance.
61. A resource.
62. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
63. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
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