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1. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
5. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
10. Any high mountain.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
15. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
16. Located in or toward the back or rear.
17. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
19. A deep bow.
21. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
23. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
24. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. Minor or subordinate.
32. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
38. Ground snakes.
40. The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf.
43. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
44. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar.
45. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
48. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
49. Cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis.
52. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
55. Of or relating to a hair.
56. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
60. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
61. Annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia.
63. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
64. Term of address for a man.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
66. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
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1. A person of Iranian descent.
2. A step in walking or running.
3. Heal or recover.
4. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
5. A fraudulent business scheme.
6. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
7. A master's degree in business.
8. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
10. A Loloish language.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
18. Distant in either space or time.
20. American dramatist (1928- ).
22. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
25. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. A soft silvery metallic element.
27. Offering fun and gaiety.
30. 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.
31. Chief port of Yemen.
33. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
35. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
36. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
37. The closing section of a musical composition.
39. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
41. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
42. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
46. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
47. A design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface.
50. Being one more than twelve.
51. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
58. A trivial lie.
59. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
62. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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