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1. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
5. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
9. The basic unit of money in Botswana.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
15. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
16. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
18. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
21. Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise.
23. An associate degree in nursing.
24. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
28. Indigo bush.
31. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A doctor's degree in religion.
38. A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. Bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set.
45. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
46. A boy or man.
47. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
48. Bar temporarily.
50. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
52. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
53. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
57. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
62. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
63. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
65. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
66. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
67. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
68. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
3. (archaic) Of persons.
4. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
5. A republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula.
6. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. Jordan's port.
9. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
10. A plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate.
11. A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics).
12. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
20. The cry made by sheep.
22. An honorary degree in science.
26. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
29. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
30. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
32. A town in north central Oklahoma.
34. Set down according to a plan.
35. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
36. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. A contorted facial expression.
40. Of or relating to or involving an area.
42. An amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-.
43. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
49. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
51. An informal term for a father.
54. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
55. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
56. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
58. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
59. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
64. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
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