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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
10. An affirmative.
13. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
14. Having an oblique or slanting direction or position.
15. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
16. Found along western Atlantic coast.
18. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
20. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
22. Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
24. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. An argument opposed to a proposal.
29. Arctic foxes.
33. An Anatolian language.
36. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
37. Being one more than two.
38. (British) Sleep.
40. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
41. A drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes.
44. A kind of person.
46. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
48. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
52. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife.
56. A member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
58. A haulage contractor.
59. Jordan's port.
60. Not in good physical or mental health.
61. A port city in southwestern Iran.
64. Preserve of crushed fruit.
65. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
66. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound.
2. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
3. A very light brown.
4. A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake).
5. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
6. Having leadership guidance.
7. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. A public promotion of some product or service.
10. The basic unit of money in China.
11. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
12. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
17. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
19. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
21. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
23. A pass between mountain peaks.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
28. English essayist (1775-1834).
30. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
31. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
32. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
34. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
35. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. 1 species.
42. British politician (1788-1850).
43. Pertaining to or near the sun.
45. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
47. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
49. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
53. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
54. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
55. Using speech rather than writing.
57. A Hindu prince or king in India.
62. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
63. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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