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1. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes.
10. A three-year law degree.
13. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
14. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
15. The fatty flesh of eel.
16. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
18. Wife of Balder.
20. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
22. A state in midwestern United States.
25. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. Type genus of the Anatidae.
28. Constituting a copy or imitation of something.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
34. Winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion.
36. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
39. A slender double-reed instrument.
40. A strong emotion.
41. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
42. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
44. A fraudulent business scheme.
46. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
47. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
49. A Russian river.
51. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
55. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
59. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
60. Adult female chicken.
61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
63. (informal) Roused to anger.
64. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
65. A sudden short attack.
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1. Taken or to be taken at random.
2. Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
3. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
4. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
7. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
8. Being one more than one.
9. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
10. A Russian river.
11. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
12. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
21. Get undressed.
23. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
24. A motley assortment of things.
26. An informal term for a father.
29. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
30. Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears.
31. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
33. God of death.
35. Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939).
37. Run away.
38. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
43. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
45. Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap.
48. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
49. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. God of fire.
54. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
56. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
57. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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