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1. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
4. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
9. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
13. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
14. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
15. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
20. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
21. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
22. God of wisdom or prophesy.
23. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
25. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
26. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
29. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
30. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
33. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
34. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
36. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
41. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
44. The second largest city in Tunisia.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
48. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
50. A region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo.
54. Having a woven pattern.
57. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
59. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
60. An electrically charged particle.
61. Having two axes.
64. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
65. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
66. A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4).
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
5. An informal conversation.
6. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
7. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
8. Informal terms for a mother.
9. Whiten with Blanco.
10. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
11. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
12. An island northwest of Wales.
17. An honorary arts degree.
19. A motley assortment of things.
24. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
27. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
28. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
31. Baby bed with high sides.
32. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
35. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
39. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
40. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
42. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
43. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
44. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
45. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.
49. A telegram sent abroad.
51. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
52. Type genus of the Ranidae.
53. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
54. Extremely pleasing.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
58. Being one more than sixty.
62. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
63. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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