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1. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
4. Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997).
10. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
13. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
14. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
17. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
18. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.
22. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
24. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
25. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
28. Singing jazz.
30. A genus of European owls.
34. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
36. A radioactive transuranic element.
38. A tight-fitting headdress.
39. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
44. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
45. A Loloish language.
49. The eleventh month of the civil year.
50. Adapt anew.
53. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
57. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
58. (anatomy) A depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ.
60. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
61. (informal) Roused to anger.
62. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
64. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
66. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
67. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits.
2. Speaking a Slavic language.
3. Flat and uninspiring.
4. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
5. Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. A Nilotic language.
8. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
9. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
10. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
20. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit.
21. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
27. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
29. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
33. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
40. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
41. Type genus of the Gavidae.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
43. The act of spending or disbursing money.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
48. The brightest star in Virgo.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
52. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
54. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
55. The food served and eaten at one time.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
59. Fiddler crabs.
63. A public promotion of some product or service.
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