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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
5. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
10. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
13. A Loloish language.
14. Leafless East Indian vine.
15. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
16. The act of drawing or hauling something.
17. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
21. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
27. Of a light grayish-brown color n.
31. (combining form) Former.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Having hair on the cheeks and chin.
40. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
42. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
43. The basic unit of money in Uruguay.
45. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
52. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
55. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
56. An intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn.
58. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
59. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
63. An informal term for a father.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
2. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
3. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
6. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
7. A person regarded as greedy and pig-like.
8. Affect with wonder.
9. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
11. Avatar of Vishnu.
12. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
18. (mathematics) Directly proportional.
20. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. Jordan's port.
24. A Russian river.
26. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
28. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
29. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
30. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
32. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
33. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
39. The residue that remains when something is burned.
41. Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae.
44. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
45. Being one more than fifty.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
49. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
50. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. God of love and erotic desire.
57. Fiddler crabs.
60. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
61. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
62. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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