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1. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
13. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
14. Wool of the alpaca.
15. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. A negatively charged atom.
18. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
19. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
20. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
21. Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).
23. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
24. Having a woven pattern.
27. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
29. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. An accountant certified by the state.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. (Middle Eastern) Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds.
43. A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription.
45. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
52. A fraudulent business scheme.
56. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
57. The dead body of a human being.
61. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
62. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
65. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
66. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
67. Marked by a rhythmical cadence.
68. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
2. Transient cessation of respiration.
3. (Greek mythology) The last king of Troy.
4. A decree that prohibits something.
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
6. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
7. By a small margin.
8. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
9. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
10. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
11. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
12. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
17. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
22. An informal term for a father.
25. A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal.
26. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
28. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
31. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
34. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. A light touch or stroke.
36. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
38. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
42. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
44. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
47. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
48. Have confidence or faith in.
49. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
50. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
51. Having winglike extensions.
53. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
54. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
58. British informal term.
59. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
60. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
63. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
64. Not out.
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