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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
5. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
10. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
13. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
14. Any plant of the genus Erica.
15. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
16. Jordan's port.
18. (prefix) Within.
19. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
20. An island of central Hawaii.
21. Away from the mouth or oral region.
25. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
28. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. The mother of your father or mother.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
38. South African term for `boss'.
40. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. Highly excited.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
50. Squash bugs.
54. A master's degree in business.
55. An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.
56. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
59. A fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. (informal British usage) Aggravation or aggression.
63. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
64. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
65. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
66. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
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1. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
2. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
3. Lacking excess flesh.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
6. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
7. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.
8. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
9. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. A drama set to music.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
23. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
24. That is to say.
26. (informal) Exceptionally good.
27. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
29. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
31. Being one more than ninety.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. Wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg.
35. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
39. A city and port in northern Jutland.
40. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
41. A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
42. An informal term for a father.
44. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
46. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
47. Remove from memory or existence.
48. Diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension.
49. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
51. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
52. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
58. How long something has existed.
62. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
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