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1. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
5. Tree (as opposed to shrub).
10. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
15. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
16. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
18. A number to which another number (the addend) is added.
20. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
21. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
22. An honorary degree in science.
25. A fraudulent business scheme.
32. An accidental happening.
33. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
35. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
38. A bachelor's degree in religion.
40. Growing old.
42. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
43. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
46. Twining perennial North American plants.
47. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
50. Located on a side.
53. The cry made by sheep.
54. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
55. Rub elbows with.
57. Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use.
60. A unit of pressure.
61. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
63. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
64. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
65. Excreta (especially of insects).
66. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
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1. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
2. On or toward the lee.
3. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
4. Sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others.
5. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
7. Minor or subordinate.
8. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
9. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
10. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
11. Of a quality, as in.
12. An informal term for a father.
17. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
19. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
23. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
24. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
26. 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.
27. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
28. Tag the base runner to get him out.
29. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
30. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
31. A master's degree in fine arts.
34. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
36. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
37. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
39. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
41. Rapid and indistinct speech.
44. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
45. (Hinduism) An ascetic holy man.
47. Formally making a person known to another or to the public.
48. Edible bulb of an onion plant.
49. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927).
51. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
52. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
53. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
56. An awkward stupid person.
58. The fatty flesh of eel.
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
62. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
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