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1. An informal term for a father.
5. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. An awkward stupid person.
13. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
14. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
15. 100 pyas equal 1 kyat.
16. Avatar of Vishnu.
17. Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson).
18. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
19. (criminal law) A pleading describing some wrong or offense.
21. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. Wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns.
31. A genus of Pyralidae.
35. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
38. A city of central China.
39. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
43. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
44. God of wealth and love.
45. A mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
52. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
53. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
57. A small cake leavened with yeast.
60. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
61. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
64. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
65. A doctor's degree in education.
66. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
67. The sound made by corvine birds.
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1. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
2. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
3. A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
4. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
5. Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924).
6. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
7. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
8. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
9. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
11. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
12. An agenda of things to do.
20. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
22. By bad luck.
24. A master's degree in business.
25. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
28. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
29. A genus of Mustelidae.
30. The cry made by sheep.
32. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
33. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
34. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
36. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
37. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
40. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
41. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
48. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
50. Set down according to a plan.
51. In bed.
54. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
55. God of love and erotic desire.
56. Beside one another in a row or rank.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. 10 grams.
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
63. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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