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1. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
13. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
14. The capital and largest city of Idaho.
15. Slightly open.
16. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
19. Type genus of the Ranidae.
20. In some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae.
21. Barely perceptible.
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. Armor plate that protects the foot.
34. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
38. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
39. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
40. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
41. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
43. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
47. A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
53. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
54. The act of scanning.
56. An informal term for a father.
58. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
60. In bed.
61. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
62. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
63. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
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1. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
2. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
3. A transmission line for high-frequency signals.
4. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
5. French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994).
6. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
7. The sign language used in the United States.
8. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
9. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
10. A genus of Platalea.
11. A public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage.
12. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
17. To some (great or small) extent.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
31. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
32. The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20.
33. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
35. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
36. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
37. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
42. The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).
44. A port city in southwestern Iran.
45. A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men.
46. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
48. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
49. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
50. The first light of day.
51. In the Roman calendar.
52. A quantity of no importance.
55. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. A white trivalent metallic element.
60. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
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