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1. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
4. A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc.
10. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
13. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
14. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
15. Noisy talk.
16. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
17. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
21. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
22. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. An honorary arts degree.
35. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
37. In bed.
40. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. Fallow deer.
43. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
46. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
49. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
52. Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
54. 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.
55. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
59. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. A human limb.
63. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
64. Away from the mouth or oral region.
66. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
67. Remaining after all deductions.
68. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
2. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
3. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
4. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
5. American novelist (1909-1955).
6. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
7. A musical composition of several movements only loosely connected.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
10. The eighth month of the civil year.
11. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
12. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
20. God of love and erotic desire.
23. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
29. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
33. A fraudulent business scheme.
34. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
36. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
38. The square of a body of any size of type.
39. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
44. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
45. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
46. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
47. A large fleet.
48. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
50. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen).
51. The capital of Morocco.
53. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
58. Type genus of the Amiidae.
60. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
61. A flexible container with a single opening.
62. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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