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1. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit.
10. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
13. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
14. United States space station.
15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
16. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
17. Half the width of an em.
19. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
21. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. Little known Kamarupan languages.
33. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
36. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
37. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
38. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
40. Take in solid food.
42. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
44. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
47. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
51. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
54. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
56. An ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate.
57. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
58. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
61. The basic unit of money in Iran.
62. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
63. Lower in esteem.
64. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
2. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
3. The sixth month of the civil year.
4. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
5. Jordan's port.
6. A Mid-Atlantic state.
7. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
8. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
9. A soft silvery metallic element.
10. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
11. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
12. A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.
18. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. The capital of Western Samoa.
28. Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues.
29. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
31. A city in northern India.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
34. English monk and scholar (672-735).
35. In bed.
39. Short and fat.
41. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
43. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
45. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
46. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
48. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
49. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
50. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
51. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
52. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
53. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
55. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
59. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
60. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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