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1. The act of scanning.
5. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
10. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
13. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
14. A genus of Platalea.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
17. Russian physicist (1895-1971).
19. Free from dirt or impurities.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
23. A light touch or stroke.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. An official at a baseball game.
29. Late time of life.
31. An informal term for a father.
35. A partly sheltered anchorage.
40. A flexible container with a single opening.
41. Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people.
43. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
44. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
45. The Muskhogean language of the Choctaw people.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
50. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
54. Common Indian weaverbird.
57. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
59. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
60. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
65. A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.
67. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
68. The basic unit of money in Albania.
69. English writer (1672-1729).
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. A telephone connection.
3. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
4. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
5. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
6. Slightly open.
7. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
8. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
9. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
10. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
11. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
18. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. Dance the slam dance.
28. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
30. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
32. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
33. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
37. Stalk of a moss capsule.
38. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
39. Jordan's port.
42. A local computer network for communication between computers.
44. A master's degree in business.
48. Lower in esteem.
49. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.
51. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
55. On or toward the lee.
56. Noisy talk.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
58. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
61. The unit of frequency.
62. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
66. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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