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1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. Give a nickname to.
13. The month following April and preceding June.
14. Greek god of light.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
18. How long something has existed.
19. King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633).
21. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
22. Being ahead of time or need.
24. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
32. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
35. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
37. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
38. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
41. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
43. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. A person forced to flee from home or country.
45. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. An affirmative.
47. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
50. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
54. The cry made by sheep.
55. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
58. (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.
60. A French abbot.
62. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
64. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
65. In the near future.
66. A resident of Iowa.
67. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
68. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
69. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Collect or gather.
2. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
3. (Greek mythology) The god of marriage.
4. Unknown god.
5. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
6. (of roads) Made of logs laid down crosswise.
7. Appeal or request earnestly.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. Of the same period.
10. The first light of day.
11. In or relating to or obtained from urine.
12. Something causes misery or death.
17. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. The process of gradually becoming inferior.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
33. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
34. A radioactive transuranic element.
36. A fraudulent business scheme.
39. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
40. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
42. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
48. Productive work (especially physical work done for wages).
49. A republic on the west coast of Africa.
51. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
56. Goddess of fertility.
57. A native or inhabitant of Scotland.
58. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. Offering fun and gaiety.
61. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
63. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
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