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1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. The seventh and last day of the week.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
15. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
16. The sign language used in the United States.
17. An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.
18. A rapid bustling commotion.
19. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
21. Imperial moths.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
29. An associate degree in nursing.
32. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
35. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
36. (informal) Roused to anger.
38. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
40. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
41. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
43. A city in northern India.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
47. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
50. A deep bow.
54. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
56. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
57. A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor.
61. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
62. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
63. The basic unit of money in Israel.
65. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
67. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
68. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
3. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
4. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
5. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
6. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
7. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
8. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
11. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
12. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
20. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty.
23. Cheap and shoddy.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
27. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
30. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
31. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
34. Speaking a Slavic language.
37. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
38. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. The cry made by sheep.
44. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
48. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
49. Small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia Tibet and Mongolia.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
53. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
55. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
58. The basic unit of money in Albania.
59. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
60. (Irish) The sea personified.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
64. Being one more than fifty.
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