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1. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
9. A plant lacking a permanent woody stem.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. The sacred city of Lamaism.
15. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
16. The ohmic resistance of a conductor.
19. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
20. East Indian annual erect herb.
21. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
22. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
23. South African term for `boss'.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
32. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
35. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
37. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
38. (Babylonian) Any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii.
39. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
49. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
54. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
56. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
57. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
58. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
59. (formal) A person who announces important news.
62. The month following January and preceding March.
63. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
2. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
3. A narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa.
4. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
5. The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
7. The capital of Eritrea.
8. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
9. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
10. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
11. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
12. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
17. Lower in esteem.
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
24. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
26. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
27. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.
28. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
31. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
33. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
34. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group.
40. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
41. A person forced to flee from home or country.
42. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun.
44. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa.
47. Cause a floating log to rotate by treading.
48. Informal terms for a meal.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. (British slang) Cafe.
52. In bed.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A bachelor's degree in theology.
60. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
61. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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