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1. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
5. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
10. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
13. A primeval personification of air and breath.
14. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
15. A passage with access only at one end.
16. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
17. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
22. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
23. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
29. A volcanic island republic in Melanesia.
33. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
35. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
36. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
37. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
42. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
44. Lower in esteem.
47. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
51. Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
54. Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1.
55. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
56. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
60. A period of time spent sleeping.
61. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
62. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
63. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
64. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
65. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
66. The sign language used in the United States.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. Type genus of the Amiidae.
3. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
4. (of disease or anything resembling a disease) Constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality.
5. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. A port city in southwestern Iran.
10. A book of the New Testament.
11. A branch of the Tai languages.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
18. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
21. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
28. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
30. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
31. The bill in a restaurant.
32. Fiddler crabs.
34. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
38. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
43. A pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
48. To some (great or small) extent.
49. United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971).
50. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
52. A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
53. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
57. The month following February and preceding April.
58. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
59. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
60. An associate degree in nursing.
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