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1. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
4. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
10. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
13. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
14. Traveling on horseback.
15. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
16. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
17. An appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food.
18. How long something has existed.
19. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
27. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
29. Common black European thrush.
34. The nearest star to the sun.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. The fatty flesh of eel.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
47. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
48. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
51. Type genus of the Anatidae.
55. Having a woven pattern.
58. (Old Testament) Samson's Philistine mistress who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.
61. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
62. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
63. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
66. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
67. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
68. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. Someone new to a field or activity.
3. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
4. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
7. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
8. Of southern Europe.
9. A condition requiring relief.
10. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
11. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
12. The ending of a series or sequence.
20. A stock exchange in New York.
22. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. An uproarious party.
28. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
30. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
31. Being the only one.
32. A flexible container with a single opening.
33. Any of various units of capacity.
35. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
41. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
42. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
43. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
44. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. Fallow deer.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
50. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
52. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
53. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
54. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. God of love and erotic desire.
59. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
60. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
64. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
65. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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