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1. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
4. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
10. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
13. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
14. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
18. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
19. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
20. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
22. A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high).
23. Produced by a manufacturing process.
24. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
36. A person who lives and works on land.
40. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. Formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
44. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
54. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
57. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru.
59. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
60. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
63. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
64. Adult female chicken.
65. Re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
67. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
68. Related on the mother's side.
69. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms.
2. An oil port in southern Iraq.
3. A support or foundation.
4. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
7. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
8. A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam.
9. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
10. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
11. Squash bugs.
12. Given or having a specified name.
17. In bed.
21. A person forced to flee from home or country.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
29. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
30. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
31. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
33. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
34. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
35. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
38. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
39. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A thin porridge of usually oatmeal or cornmeal.
48. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
49. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
51. A drama set to music.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
58. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
61. Remaining after all deductions.
62. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
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