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1. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
4. Strike with a flat object.
10. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
15. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. Someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. Before noon.
21. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
23. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
24. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
29. A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers.
32. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
34. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. Offering fun and gaiety.
42. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
44. A light touch or stroke.
45. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
50. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. A Spanish river.
53. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
56. Old World woody vines.
60. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
61. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
63. Filled with fear or apprehension.
64. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
67. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
68. The products of human creativity.
69. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Largest known toad species.
3. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
4. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
5. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
6. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
7. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
8. An agenda of things to do.
9. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
10. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
11. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
12. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
17. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
19. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
22. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. Tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear.
31. A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
37. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
39. A rapid bustling commotion.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
48. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
49. A blind god.
52. God of wealth and love.
54. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
55. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
57. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
58. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used.
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
65. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
66. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
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