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1. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. In bed.
13. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
14. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
15. Offering fun and gaiety.
16. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
19. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
20. A blind god.
21. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
22. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
24. A rapid bustling commotion.
25. A decree that prohibits something.
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.
33. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
36. Jordan's port.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
41. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. By bad luck.
46. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
47. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
49. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
51. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
54. Having two axes.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
59. Someone who guards prisoners.
62. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
63. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
64. Wool of the alpaca.
65. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
66. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
67. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
68. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
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1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
2. A city in east central Texas.
3. Toward the mouth or oral region.
4. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
5. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
6. Type genus of the Ranidae.
7. Black tropical American cuckoo.
8. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
9. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
10. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
11. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
12. Fallow deer.
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
23. An informal term for a father.
27. A city in northwestern Syria.
28. English monk and scholar (672-735).
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
31. A French abbot.
32. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
39. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
40. A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.
44. 1 species.
45. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
48. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
50. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
55. Absent without permission.
56. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
57. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
60. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
61. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
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