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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
5. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
10. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
14. Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area.
15. The month following February and preceding April.
16. Fallow deer.
17. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
19. Jordan's port.
21. Remaining after all deductions.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
26. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
29. A flexible container with a single opening.
30. A Scottish word.
34. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area.
38. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
39. Type genus of the Anatidae.
41. A man who is a stupid fool.
43. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
45. A genus of Pyralidae.
46. A light touch or stroke.
49. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
61. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
62. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
64. The facial expression of sudden pain.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
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1. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
2. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
3. God of the Underworld.
4. Jordan's port.
5. The month following July and preceding September.
6. The father of your father or mother.
7. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
8. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
9. An associate degree in nursing.
10. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
18. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Not present.
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
31. Employed in accomplishing something.
32. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
33. An informal term for a father.
35. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. Unable to relax or be still.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
44. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages.
48. Having a dusky brownish gray color.
50. In bed.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A city of central China.
53. A genus of Mustelidae.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Informal terms for a mother.
57. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped.
58. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
59. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
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