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1. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
13. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
14. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
15. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
16. Remove the clip from.
18. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
19. A formal expression of praise.
21. Take in solid food.
22. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
24. To a severe or serious degree.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. Very dark black.
34. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. Wish harm upon.
41. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
42. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
44. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
45. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. American novelist (1909-1955).
55. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
58. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
60. A strong emotion.
61. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
63. Being one more than two.
64. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
65. A port city in southwestern Iran.
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States.
2. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
3. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
4. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
5. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
6. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
11. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
12. Small stocky Mexican fish.
17. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
20. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
23. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
25. In bed.
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
30. A young woman making her debut into society.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
36. Remaining after all deductions.
38. A river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. The cry made by sheep.
46. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
47. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
49. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
53. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
57. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
59. Being two more than fifty.
62. An associate degree in nursing.
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