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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
5. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
10. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
13. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
14. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse.
17. Made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962.
18. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
19. A bottle with a stopper.
20. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
22. Type genus of the Anatidae.
26. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
30. Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.
33. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
35. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
39. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
40. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
41. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
43. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
44. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
54. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
58. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
59. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
60. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
62. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
63. The fatty flesh of eel.
64. A port city in southwestern Iran.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
2. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
3. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
4. An angular shape made by folding.
5. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience.
6. The sign language used in the United States.
7. Towards the side away from the wind.
8. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
9. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
11. The capital of Western Samoa.
12. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
21. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
28. Divulge information or secrets.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
31. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
32. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
36. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
37. A state of abnormal softening of tissue.
38. A small two-wheeled cart for one passenger.
39. Towards the side away from the wind.
42. A light touch or stroke.
47. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
48. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
49. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
50. Before noon.
51. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
52. A primeval personification of air and breath.
53. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
56. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
57. A decree that prohibits something.
61. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
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