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1. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
5. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. A shade of blue tinged with green.
15. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
16. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
17. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
18. Imprudently incurring risk.
19. (Japanese) A form of chess played on a board of 81 squares.
21. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. God of wealth and love.
26. A new embodiment of a familiar idea.
28. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. Jordan's port.
36. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
37. The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
40. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
42. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
43. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
44. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
46. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
48. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
51. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
55. Italian operatic composer (1813-1901).
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
58. Lower in esteem.
61. A state of confusion and disorderliness.
62. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
63. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
64. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
3. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
4. The vertical dimension of extension.
5. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
6. Jordan's port.
7. Antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns.
8. An associate degree in applied science.
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. Derive or receive pleasure from.
12. A Loloish language.
20. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
25. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
27. Characteristic of false pride.
29. A fraudulent business scheme.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A cloth for washing dishes.
39. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
41. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
49. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
50. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
52. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
53. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
54. A city in northwestern Syria.
56. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
59. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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