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1. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
5. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
9. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
13. Capital and largest city of Italy.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
15. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
16. Type genus of the Apidae.
17. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
18. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
19. United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911).
22. Taking on different forms.
24. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. (of farmland) Capable of being farmed productively.
29. The superior of an abbey of monks.
34. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
40. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
41. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
42. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
43. A motley assortment of things.
45. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
47. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
48. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
52. A long flag.
54. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
58. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
59. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
60. In bed.
61. A notable achievement.
62. The act of scanning.
63. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
2. A decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game).
3. Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia.
4. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
5. Disparaging terms for the common people.
6. At full speed.
7. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
8. A bachelor's degree in theology.
9. A large fleet.
10. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
11. Armor plate that protects the chest.
12. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
20. The small projection of a mammary gland.
21. A member of the British order of honor.
23. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
26. (informal) Exceptionally good.
27. Hang loosely or laxly.
28. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
30. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
31. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
32. Any branch of Shinto other than Kokka.
33. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
36. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
37. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
49. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
50. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. A quantity of no importance.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
54. A branch of the Tai languages.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
56. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
57. A doctor's degree in education.
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