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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley.
10. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
13. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
14. A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges.
15. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
16. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
17. An island of central Hawaii.
18. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
19. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
21. React with bromine.
25. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
26. Continuing or remaining in a place or state.
30. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
31. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
34. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Of or befitting or characteristic of a wife.
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
41. A fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon.
42. A small nail.
44. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
45. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
47. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
50. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
54. Affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste.
56. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
60. A small cake leavened with yeast.
61. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
62. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
64. A local computer network for communication between computers.
65. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
66. A large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
68. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
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1. Highly excited.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. In bed.
4. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
5. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
8. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
9. Mostly tropical songbird.
10. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
11. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
12. Cause to change.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
23. Colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant.
24. A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.
27. A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money.
28. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
29. The cry made by sheep.
32. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
33. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
35. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. (informal) Exceptionally good.
43. The largest city of Cameroon.
46. Jordan's port.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
51. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
52. An elaborate song for solo voice.
53. Meat from a calf.
55. 16 ounces.
57. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
58. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
59. (British) Your grandmother.
60. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
63. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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