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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Having life.
10. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
13. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
14. (India) Usually in combination.
15. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
16. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
18. A protective structure resembling a scale.
20. A town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England.
23. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
24. Before noon.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A doctor's degree in religion.
30. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. A decree that prohibits something.
35. An accidental happening.
38. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
39. A loud harsh or strident noise.
44. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
46. The form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East.
50. Moving quickly and lightly.
51. Any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii).
53. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
57. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
58. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
60. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
61. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
62. Absence of the pupil in an eye.
64. The month following February and preceding April.
65. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
66. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
67. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
2. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
5. A state in midwestern United States.
6. 3 to 30 kilohertz.
7. Being nine more than forty.
8. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
9. Military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces.
10. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
11. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
12. A support or foundation.
17. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
19. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
21. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some American Black people.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
29. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
31. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
33. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
37. Seed of a pea plant.
40. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
41. Knock unconscious or senseless.
42. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
43. Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf.
45. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
47. Talk pompously.
48. An industrial city in eastern France north of Lyons.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. Drive away by crying "shoo!".
54. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
55. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
63. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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