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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
10. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
13. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
14. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
15. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
16. Large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout.
18. A state in midwestern United States.
20. The father of your father or mother.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. An associate degree in nursing.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
26. Someone who delivers coal.
29. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
31. American dramatist (1928- ).
35. A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
37. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
38. King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959).
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
47. Used of the language of the deaf.
49. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
54. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
55. Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid.
59. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
61. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
62. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
63. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
64. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
65. By bad luck.
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1. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
4. The academic world.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
7. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
8. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
9. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
10. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping.
11. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
12. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates.
17. A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
19. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
21. An artistic form of nonverbal communication.
22. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
27. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
28. In bed.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
32. Being nine more than ninety.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
39. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
40. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
41. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
46. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
48. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
50. Wearing or provided with clothing.
51. The food served and eaten at one time.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
56. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
57. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
58. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
60. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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