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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
9. A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge.
13. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
14. The ending of a series or sequence.
15. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
18. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
19. The Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia.
21. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
23. Employed in accomplishing something.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. A steep descent of the water of a river.
29. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
33. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
35. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
36. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
38. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
40. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. An awkward stupid person.
44. Jordan's port.
50. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
61. A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.
63. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
64. God of the earth.
65. A large fleet.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.
2. River in eastern Asia.
3. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
4. Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849).
5. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
6. A master's degree in education.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
9. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
11. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
12. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
20. Any thick messy substance.
22. A genus of Ploceidae.
24. A Mid-Atlantic state.
27. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
28. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
30. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
31. An accountant certified by the state.
32. The sign language used in the United States.
34. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
37. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
39. A cloth having a crisscross design.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
51. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
56. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
57. An advanced law degree.
58. The cry made by sheep.
62. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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