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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
10. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. An implement used to erase something.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
17. A period of 10 years.
18. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
21. Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
23. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
25. A toxic protein extracted from castor beans.
27. An appraisal of the state of affairs.
30. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
34. A festival featuring African-American culture.
37. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
38. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
41. A number that is added to another number (the augend).
43. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
45. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
46. A quantity of no importance.
47. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
51. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
55. A human limb.
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
60. Extremely pleasing.
61. A large fleet.
62. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
63. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
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1. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
2. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
3. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
4. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
5. United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981).
6. Type genus of the Lacertidae.
7. Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs.
8. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
9. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
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. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
22. An associate degree in nursing.
24. A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire.
26. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
28. (informal) A bunch.
29. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
31. A city in east central Texas.
32. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
33. Clean or orderly.
35. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
36. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
39. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
40. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
42. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
44. A nation in northern North America.
45. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
50. A visual presentation showing how something works.
52. Affected manners intended to impress others.
53. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
54. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
56. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
57. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
58. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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