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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye).
10. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
13. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
14. The state of being under the control of another person.
15. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
16. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
18. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
19. A police officer who investigates crimes.
20. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
22. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
24. An honorary arts degree.
25. With eagerness.
28. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
31. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
33. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
37. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
42. English essayist (1775-1834).
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
46. Being nine more than eighty.
47. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
48. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. Old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.
63. The month following January and preceding March.
64. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
65. withdraw from an organization or communion.
66. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people.
2. Of or relating to a hair.
3. Small cold-water silvery fish.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. A state in New England.
6. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
7. (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.
8. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
9. (of tempo) Fast n 1.
10. A blind god.
11. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
12. Easily irritated or annoyed.
17. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
30. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
35. Wood duck and mandarin duck.
36. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Large family of important mostly marine food fishes.
41. French philosopher and theologian.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
52. (British slang) Cafe.
53. In bed.
54. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
56. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
57. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
58. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
62. A Mid-Atlantic state.
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