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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
5. A system of solmization using the solfa syllables.
10. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
13. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
14. Take control of.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
18. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
19. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. Causing a dull and steady pain.
22. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
25. Being of delicate or slender build.
26. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
28. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.
31. A large fleet.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
37. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
42. Tag the base runner to get him out.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
47. A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China.
48. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
50. Obvious and dull.
54. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
55. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
56. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
59. (anatomy) A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
60. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
61. Having a melody (as distinguished from recitative).
63. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
64. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
65. Ground snakes.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
4. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
5. (Japanese) Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed.
6. A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains).
7. A Nilotic language.
8. Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade.
9. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
10. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
11. Not only so, but.
12. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
21. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
23. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
24. A low-cut shoe without fastenings.
27. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
29. A light touch or stroke.
30. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
32. Earlier a god.
33. God of fire.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. Tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves.
39. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
44. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
46. Muslim name for God.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
52. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
53. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
57. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
58. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
59. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
62. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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