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1. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
9. Goddess of fertility.
13. An associate degree in applied science.
14. 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble.
15. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
16. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle.
22. A genus of Anatidae.
24. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
27. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
30. The cry made by sheep.
32. Alligator-like reptile of Central and South America having a more heavily armored belly.
34. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
38. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
39. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
40. An associate degree in nursing.
42. Marked by the reception of pay.
43. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
45. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
47. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
48. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
51. 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.
53. Feeling mild pleasurable excitement.
56. Inhabitant of the island of Cebu.
60. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
63. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
64. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
65. South American cavy.
67. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
68. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. Employed in accomplishing something.
4. A state in northwestern North America.
5. A unit of pain intensity.
6. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
7. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
8. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
9. The eighth month of the civil year.
10. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
11. Complacently or inanely foolish.
12. American dwarf fan palms.
17. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
21. Enthusiastic approval.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
25. A county in southeastern England.
28. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
29. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
31. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
33. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. Step on it.
37. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
41. Small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves.
44. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
46. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. Informal terms for a meal.
55. Slightly open.
57. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
58. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
59. A quantity of no importance.
61. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
62. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
66. An informal term for a father.
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