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1. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
4. Become imbued.
10. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
13. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
14. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
15. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
16. A city in north central Morocco.
17. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
19. The face or front of a building.
21. A spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink.
23. Before noon.
24. 16 ounces.
25. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
26. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
27. Extremely pleasing.
31. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. A French abbot.
39. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. A light touch or stroke.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
46. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
48. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
49. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
51. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
53. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
55. Danish composer (1865-1931).
59. An associate degree in applied science.
60. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
63. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
64. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
65. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
66. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
67. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
68. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
69. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
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1. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
2. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
3. Greenish-yellow pear.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
5. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
6. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
7. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. Type genus of the Ranidae.
9. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
10. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
11. Person who does no work.
12. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
22. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
28. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
32. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
38. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
40. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
42. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
43. A short aria.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
47. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
50. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
51. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
52. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
54. Very fertile.
56. Combining form.
57. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
58. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
61. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
62. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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