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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
5. Of or relating to alga.
10. Long and light rowing boat.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. Type genus of the Tetraonidae.
18. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
20. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
22. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
23. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon personifying death.
24. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
26. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
28. An honorary arts degree.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
36. A deep bow.
40. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
41. A local computer network for communication between computers.
42. Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
46. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
48. Tree (as opposed to shrub).
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
52. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
53. German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915).
57. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
61. Common Indian weaverbird.
62. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
67. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
68. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra.
2. A particular environment or walk of life.
3. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
4. A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4).
5. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
6. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
7. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
8. Jordan's port.
9. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
10. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
11. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
12. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. Make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas.
21. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together.
35. Informal terms for a mother.
37. With rapid movements.
38. A Loloish language.
39. A state in New England.
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
44. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
45. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
47. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. God of wealth and love.
50. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
54. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
55. A bluish shade of green.
56. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
58. The month following February and preceding April.
59. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
60. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
63. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
64. A Russian river.
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