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1. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
5. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
14. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
15. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
16. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
18. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
26. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
34. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
39. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
42. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
43. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
46. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
47. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance.
49. A large fleet.
52. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
56. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
57. Material used to daub walls.
60. Fallow deer.
61. A town in north central Oklahoma.
62. A French abbot.
63. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
65. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
66. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. 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.
3. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
6. Dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily.
7. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931).
8. A member of the Uniat Church.
9. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
11. Common Indian weaverbird.
12. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
22. An informal term for a father.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. A form of address for a man.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. Baby bed with high sides.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
35. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
37. An informal conversation.
40. Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741).
41. A resident of Nevada.
44. Protective garment worn by surgeons during operations.
45. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
48. A woman of refinement.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
50. Type genus of the Ranidae.
51. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. Not widely known.
54. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
55. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. The money risked on a gamble.
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