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1. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
4. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
10. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
13. The fatty flesh of eel.
14. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
15. A member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
16. Jordan's port.
18. A slight indication.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. Speak in a nasal voice.
22. An analgesic for mild pain.
24. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
25. An honorary degree in science.
26. A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. Top part of an apron.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
45. Being of use or service.
46. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
58. An associate degree in applied science.
59. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
60. United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965).
61. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. Produced by inbreeding.
64. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
65. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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1. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
2. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
3. By bad luck.
4. (South African) An ear of corn.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
7. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
8. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
9. American novelist (1909-1955).
10. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
11. A grant made by a law court.
12. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
17. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
23. One millionth of a gram.
27. In bed.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
30. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
31. A French abbot.
33. A doctor's degree in music.
35. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
36. Any of various units of capacity.
38. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
42. Extremely dirty and corrupt.
43. A grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives.
44. Usually large hard-shelled seed.
47. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
48. An elaborate song for solo voice.
50. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
51. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
52. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
54. Being six more than fifty.
55. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
56. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
57. A doctor's degree in education.
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