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1. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
5. State in northeastern India.
10. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. United States chemist (1839-1903).
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
17. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
19. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
21. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
22. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. A slight amount or degree of difference.
29. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
30. Relating to the Andes and their inhabitants.
34. Of or relating to a creed.
37. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
39. A small island.
43. A state in New England.
44. Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing.
46. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
50. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
51. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
52. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
55. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
59. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
60. Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
64. Goddess of fate.
65. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
66. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
67. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
68. French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris Bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794).
69. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
5. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
6. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
7. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
8. Inability to walk.
9. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
10. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
11. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
12. An informal term for a father.
18. Toward the mouth or oral region.
20. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. An associate degree in nursing.
27. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
28. A young woman making her debut into society.
31. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
32. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
33. A quantity of no importance.
35. Russian country house.
36. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
40. Make sharp or sharper.
41. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
42. A thrusting blow with a knife.
45. A white trivalent metallic element.
47. A river in southeastern France.
48. A group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas.
49. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
53. A member of the British order of honor.
54. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
56. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
57. The sixth month of the civil year.
58. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
62. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
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