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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
10. The unit of frequency.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. National capital of Kiribati.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
18. Having made preparations.
19. Loose or flaccid body fat.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
29. A quantity of no importance.
30. Jordan's port.
33. Not only so, but.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
42. One who works hard at boring tasks.
44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
51. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
55. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
58. (in Scotland) A child.
59. Fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses.
62. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
63. Greek mythology.
66. The basic unit of money on Malta.
67. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
68. Grind together, of teeth.
69. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
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1. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
2. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.
3. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
4. A New England state.
5. An awkward stupid person.
6. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
7. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
8. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
9. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
10. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
11. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
12. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
17. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
21. Obvious and dull.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A state in northwestern North America.
31. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
36. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
37. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. The display of motion picture.
42. An awkward stupid person.
43. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
46. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
49. In a sincere and heartfelt manner.
50. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
52. Applying to ordinary citizens.
53. (in Indian English) The number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros.
54. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
56. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
61. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
64. An informal term for a father.
65. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
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