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1. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
13. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
14. Slanderous defamation.
15. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
16. Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys.
18. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
19. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
20. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
22. Small lynx of North America.
24. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
26. Singing jazz.
27. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
28. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
31. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
33. Considerate and solicitous care.
34. A radioactive transuranic element.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. A resource.
39. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
40. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
43. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
45. A light touch or stroke.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
49. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
55. A doctor's degree in musical arts.
58. An early French settler in the Maritimes.
60. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
61. Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
62. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
65. (informal) Roused to anger.
66. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
67. Speak in a nasal voice.
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
3. The sound like water splashing.
4. An honorary degree in science.
5. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
6. A rational motive for a belief or action.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
9. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
10. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
11. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
12. Anything that serves as an enticement.
17. Emit a cry intended to attract other animals.
21. A set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents.
23. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
25. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
29. A quantity of no importance.
30. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
32. Being two more than fifty.
35. Either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush.
38. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
41. Offering fun and gaiety.
42. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
48. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
50. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
51. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
52. Dignified manner or conduct.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. Type genus of the Anatidae.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. An informal term for a father.
59. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
63. Informal terms for a mother.
64. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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