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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. An analgesic for mild pain.
10. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. Any high mountain.
14. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. A daughter of your brother or sister.
18. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
19. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
20. A tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled.
21. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
22. Greek mythology.
24. Accumulate on the surface.
26. 16 ounces.
27. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
28. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
38. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
42. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
44. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
45. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
46. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
55. A human limb.
56. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
60. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
61. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
62. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
63. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
64. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
65. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
2. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
3. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
4. A proposition deducible from basic postulates.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. A master's degree in religion.
7. Of or relating to the penis.
8. The airforce of Great Britain.
9. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
10. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
11. Filled with a great quantity.
12. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
17. Colloquial British abbreviation.
23. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. Singing jazz.
31. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
32. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
36. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
37. An associate degree in nursing.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X.
42. The airforce of Great Britain.
47. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
51. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
52. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
53. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
54. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
57. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
58. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
59. A castrated tomcat.
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