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1. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made.
10. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. An accidental happening.
14. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
15. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
16. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
18. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
19. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
20. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
21. Being nine more than ninety.
22. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
25. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
26. Fallow deer.
29. A nation in northern North America.
31. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
36. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
40. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
41. Being nine more than forty.
42. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
45. A large fleet.
47. Being one more than ninety.
49. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
50. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
54. The capital of Bahrain.
59. Jordan's port.
62. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
63. A bachelor's degree in theology.
64. Foul with waste matter.
66. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
67. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
68. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
69. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
2. A genus of Pyralidae.
3. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
5. An unforeseen obstacle.
6. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
7. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
8. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
9. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
10. Squash bugs.
11. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
17. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
23. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
27. A woman of refinement.
28. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle.
30. A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver.
32. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
37. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
38. Informal terms for a mother.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
51. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
52. Water containing salts.
53. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
55. A Loloish language.
56. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
57. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
58. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
60. Made warm or hot.
61. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
65. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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