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1. According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions).
4. Lacking firmness or stiffness.
10. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
13. Towards the side away from the wind.
14. Xerophytic evergreen shrubs.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Fiddler crabs.
17. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. Of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot.
21. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
24. Chief port of Yemen.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
37. (British) Street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings.
40. An accidental happening.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
43. A branch of the Tai languages.
44. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
45. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
47. Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. Type genus of the Anatidae.
54. 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.
60. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
63. Fallow deer.
64. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
65. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
67. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
68. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
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1. A cartoon character created by Walt Disney.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. (comparative of `near') Being the one of two that is less distant in space.
4. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
5. 1 species.
6. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
7. Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment.
8. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
9. A sharply directional antenna.
10. By bad luck.
11. A narrow way or road.
12. The act of scanning.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha.
30. Hit hard.
31. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
32. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
38. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
39. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
42. Being one more than one hundred.
46. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Wearing footgear.
50. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
52. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
53. The highest level or degree attainable.
55. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
56. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
57. A Hindu prince or king in India.
58. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
59. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
61. Top part of an apron.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
66. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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