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1. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
15. The month following March and preceding May.
16. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
19. An island of central Hawaii.
21. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
23. German-American Baptist denomination founded in 1708.
25. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
28. An associate degree in applied science.
29. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
32. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
36. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
37. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
39. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
40. Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.
42. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
43. An important question that is in dispute and must be settled.
48. Music performed for dancing the polka.
52. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
55. Occurring during the middle of the week.
57. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
60. A master's degree in business.
61. A river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland.
62. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
63. Tag the base runner to get him out.
64. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
65. German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20-th century German literature (1875-1926).
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The state of owing money.
2. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. A state in midwestern United States.
5. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
6. A three-year law degree.
7. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
8. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
9. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
11. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
12. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
17. Not disposed of by purchase.
20. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
22. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
24. A state in midwestern United States.
26. A French abbot.
27. An ancient region of western Europe that included northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands.
30. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
31. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
33. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
34. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
35. The cry made by sheep.
38. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
41. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
44. (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king.
45. United States author (born 1932).
46. American dwarf fan palms.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. Jordan's port.
53. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
54. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
56. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
57. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
58. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
59. Black tropical American cuckoo.
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