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1. United States feminist (1885-1977).
5. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
10. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
13. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
14. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
15. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
16. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
17. Made by polymerizing butadiene.
18. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
19. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
20. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
21. A bachelor's degree in science.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Wife of Balder.
26. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
28. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A deep bow.
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
41. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
42. Before noon.
45. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves.
48. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
52. Type genus of the Amiidae.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A sudden short attack.
56. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
59. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
60. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.
63. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
64. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
65. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
66. Remaining after all deductions.
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1. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
3. Straighten up or out.
4. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
5. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
6. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
7. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
8. The force of workers available.
9. Jordan's port.
10. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
22. A city of central China.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
30. (informal) Of the highest quality.
31. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
32. Take in solid food.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
36. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Gull family.
40. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
43. A short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms.
44. A city in northern India.
46. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
47. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
49. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
50. A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in southwestern United States.
51. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
54. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
57. Tag the base runner to get him out.
58. The month following July and preceding September.
62. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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