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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
10. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
15. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
16. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
17. A group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
21. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
22. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
24. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
26. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. (prefix) Outside or outer.
36. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
37. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. The month following February and preceding April.
42. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
45. Unwisely talking too much.
47. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
52. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
54. A Hindu prince or king in India.
58. An accidental happening.
61. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
62. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
63. A true bug.
65. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
66. How long something has existed.
67. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
68. The force of workers available.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. A human limb.
6. The basic unit of money in Sierra Leone.
7. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
8. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
9. Australasian kingfishers.
10. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
11. Very light colored.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. In bed.
25. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
27. Armor plate that protects the chest.
28. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
29. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
30. An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. (used with singular count nouns) Colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.
35. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
40. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
43. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry.
50. 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.
51. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
53. The muscular back part of the shank.
55. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
56. Similar to the color of jade.
57. A primeval personification of air and breath.
59. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
60. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
64. A doctor's degree in religion.
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