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1. A rapid bustling commotion.
4. Excessively fat.
9. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
13. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
14. Type genus of the Caviidae.
15. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
16. Sacred text of Zoroastrianism.
19. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
21. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
25. Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887).
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. Informal terms for a mother.
38. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
40. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. The eleventh month of the civil year.
46. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
48. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
52. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
56. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
57. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
60. A master's degree in business.
61. Former measure of the US economy.
62. Having removed clothing.
63. A decree that prohibits something.
64. Take in solid food.
65. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A distinguished female operatic singer.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
5. The cry made by sheep.
6. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
7. Any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway.
8. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
9. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
10. Toward the mouth or oral region.
11. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
12. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
29. A light touch or stroke.
30. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
31. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
32. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
43. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
45. Genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. Come to pass.
49. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. Deeply moved.
54. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
55. A quantity of no importance.
56. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
58. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
59. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
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