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1. Being four more than fifty.
4. Wool of the alpaca.
10. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
18. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
20. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
21. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
23. South African term for `boss'.
24. Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
26. To some (great or small) extent.
28. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
30. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
34. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
41. A decree that prohibits something.
43. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
44. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
45. Being nine more than forty.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
48. An informal term for a father.
50. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)).
52. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
54. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
56. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
60. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
62. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
66. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
67. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
68. Anything that serves as an enticement.
69. Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.
70. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
71. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
72. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
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1. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
2. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
3. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
6. A republic in central Europe.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
9. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
10. God of death.
11. Largest known toad species.
12. Occurring widely (as to many people).
17. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
19. A port city in southwestern Iran.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. The act of killing yourself.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
31. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
32. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
33. In bed.
35. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
36. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
38. A French abbot.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
51. The capital and largest city of Liechtenstein.
52. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
53. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
54. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
55. 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.
57. Type genus of the Ranidae.
58. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
59. A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building.
61. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
63. The cry made by sheep.
64. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
65. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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