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1. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
4. A step in walking or running.
10. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
13. Any high mountain.
14. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
15. Towards the side away from the wind.
16. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
17. Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941).
19. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
21. A city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea.
23. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
26. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
29. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
30. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
40. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
42. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
45. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
49. The capital of Nationalist China.
52. French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923).
56. The month following March and preceding May.
57. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
60. Of or being the lowest female voice.
61. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
62. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
63. Type genus of the Ranidae.
64. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
65. Ask for and get free.
66. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
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1. The quantity a cask will hold.
2. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers.
5. A Russian vehicle (carriage or sled) pulled by three horses abreast.
6. A column of light (as from a beacon).
7. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
8. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
9. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
10. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
11. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
12. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
18. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
20. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
22. A person forced to flee from home or country.
24. Type genus of the Amiidae.
25. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
27. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
28. A French abbot.
31. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
32. In bed.
33. An informal term for a father.
36. A Nilotic language.
39. Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil.
40. A column of light (as from a beacon).
41. The fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar.
42. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
43. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
44. Relating to or characteristic of the Celts.
48. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
50. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
51. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
53. Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric.
54. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
55. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
58. A resource.
59. A periodic paperback publication.
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