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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
9. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.
13. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
14. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
15. On or toward the lee.
16. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A field of cultivated and mowed grass.
19. Of or in or relating to the nose.
21. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
23. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
26. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
27. A word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian).
30. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
34. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
35. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
37. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
39. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
41. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
42. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
43. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
44. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
46. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
56. Jordan's port.
59. A boy or man.
60. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
61. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
63. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
65. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
66. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
67. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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1. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. Opinion or judgment.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
6. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
7. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
9. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
10. By bad luck.
11. New information about specific and timely events.
12. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
20. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
25. Remove from its packing.
28. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
29. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
31. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
32. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
33. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
36. Wife of Ramachandra.
38. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
47. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
50. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. The twelfth month of the civil year.
54. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
55. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
57. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
58. (informal) Of the highest quality.
62. Before noon.
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