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1. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
5. Jordan's port.
10. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
13. Humble request for help.
14. (Babylonian) God of fire.
15. The fatty flesh of eel.
16. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
17. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
19. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
21. Largest known toad species.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. In bed.
26. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
27. Singing jazz.
30. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
36. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
38. Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase.
40. Advance evidence for.
42. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
43. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
47. The wife of a sheik.
51. The highest level or degree attainable.
54. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
56. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
57. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
59. The capital of Western Samoa.
62. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
63. Being one more than two.
64. A sport in which participants must travel on skis.
66. The month following February and preceding April.
67. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
68. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. (prefix) Half or partial.
4. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
5. Moving quickly and lightly.
6. Related by blood.
7. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
8. (informal) Exceptionally good.
9. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
10. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
11. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
18. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
29. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
31. A person forced to flee from home or country.
32. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
33. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
34. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
35. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
39. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
41. The topmost one of two.
45. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
48. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
52. The protruding part of the lower jaw.
53. Type genus of the Majidae.
54. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
55. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
58. Inquire about.
60. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
61. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
65. A unit of power equal to 1000 watts.
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