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1. God of the earth.
4. Tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack.
10. A federally chartered savings bank.
13. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
14. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
15. (Irish) The sea personified.
16. Cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders.
18. Swiss psychologist (1875-1961).
19. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
20. An Indic language.
22. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
24. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
25. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
27. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
28. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
33. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
37. Type genus of the Caviidae.
38. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. A beautiful and graceful girl.
42. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
44. A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
47. An enclosed space.
48. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
51. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
53. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. A young woman making her debut into society.
56. As of a conifer.
60. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
64. A large fleet.
67. Black tropical American cuckoo.
68. A light touch or stroke.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
2. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
3. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
4. Of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. Re-equip a factory or plant.
7. (Sumerian) Sun god.
8. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
9. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
10. An embarrassing mistake.
11. Stalk of a moss capsule.
12. (informal) Exceptionally good.
17. Commodities offered for sale.
21. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
23. Disposed of as useless.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
31. A genus of Mustelidae.
32. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. Singing jazz.
36. Extremely pleasing.
40. A city in southeastern Spain.
41. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
43. An informal term for a father.
45. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
46. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
58. A formation of people or things one beside another.
59. A town in north central Oklahoma.
61. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
63. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
65. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
66. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
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