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1. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
5. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
10. An enclosed space.
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
15. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
16. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
20. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
22. A Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
24. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
26. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
27. Squash bugs.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
33. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
34. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
39. Lower in esteem.
42. A doctor's degree in religion.
43. To fix or set securely or deeply.
44. The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
46. A decree that prohibits something.
47. The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.
50. Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924).
54. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
57. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. The basic unit of money in Albania.
60. Having two axes.
63. Flat and uninspiring.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
66. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
67. A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah.
70. An informal term for a father.
71. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
2. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
3. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
4. Genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere.
5. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
6. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
9. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
10. A fraudulent business scheme.
11. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
12. Thick like cream.
17. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
21. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
23. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
29. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
32. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
35. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
36. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
37. That is to say.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. 16 ounces.
48. A state in midwestern United States.
49. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
51. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. Jordan's port.
55. A city in Tuscany.
56. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
57. Type genus of the Muridae.
58. A Hindu prince or king in India.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
64. Informal terms for a mother.
68. A state in the eastern United States.
69. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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