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1. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
5. Type genus of the Anatidae.
9. A thrusting blow with a knife.
13. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
14. The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.
15. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
16. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
17. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
19. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
22. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
23. In bed.
26. A deliberately false or improbable account.
29. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
33. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
36. Widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers.
38. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq.
40. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
41. An informal term for a father.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
43. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
44. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
45. The basic unit of money in Bulgaria.
46. American novelist (1909-1955).
50. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
54. A genus of Ploceidae.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. Being one more than two.
61. (horseshoes) The throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake.
63. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
64. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
65. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
66. A person's brother or sister.
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1. Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes.
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. Type genus of the Ranidae.
4. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
5. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
8. A female person who has the same parents as another person.
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
10. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
11. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
18. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
21. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
25. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
27. Type genus of the Amiidae.
28. An unofficial association of people or groups.
30. Distant in either space or time.
31. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978).
32. Imagined as in a play.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
37. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen).
39. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
47. A quantity that is added.
48. Make editorial changes (in a text).
49. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
51. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
52. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
55. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
56. A flexible container with a single opening.
57. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
58. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
62. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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