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1. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
5. The brightest star in Cygnus.
10. (informal) Roused to anger.
13. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
14. Unpleasantly stern.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
16. Wear away.
18. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
20. A member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
21. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
23. Type genus of the Felidae.
25. British informal term.
26. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
28. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
29. Largest known toad species.
33. A state in northwestern North America.
35. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
36. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
38. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
41. Offering fun and gaiety.
43. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
44. Gone by.
45. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
46. A boy or man.
47. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
48. A Loloish language.
51. A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver.
55. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
59. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
60. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
63. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. A flexible container with a single opening.
65. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
66. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
67. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
68. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.
2. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
3. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
4. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
5. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
6. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
7. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
8. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
9. God of wealth and love.
10. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
11. In bed.
12. An informal term for a father.
17. (British colloquialism) An excavation.
19. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
22. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
24. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
27. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
30. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
31. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
32. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
34. A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
37. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
39. Coins collectively.
40. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
53. God of death.
54. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
56. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
57. A primeval personification of air and breath.
58. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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