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1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
4. A former French unit of area.
10. 32nd President of the United States.
13. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
14. A fervent and even militant proponent of something.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey.
19. Divulge information or secrets.
21. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
23. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
25. Not only so, but.
27. An audiotape recording of sound.
28. Offering little or no hope.
30. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
35. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
38. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
45. A Mid-Atlantic state.
46. Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage.
48. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
51. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
52. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
54. A mixer incorporating a coil of wires.
57. Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.
59. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
60. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
63. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
64. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
65. A ribbon used as a decoration.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
3. Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC).
4. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
5. Having been read.
6. Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar.
7. Submerged freshwater perennials.
8. (prefix) Reverse of or absence of.
9. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
10. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
11. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
12. The capital of Morocco.
18. A state in northwestern North America.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
26. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
29. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
31. United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971).
34. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
36. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
37. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
43. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
44. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
47. United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963).
49. American author of inspirational adventure stories for boys.
50. A blind god.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
58. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
61. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
62. Informal terms for a mother.
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