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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. (prefix) Outside or outer.
13. A sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
14. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
15. A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry).
16. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
18. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
19. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
20. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
22. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle.
24. A Russian river.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
31. German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941).
35. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
36. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
37. A state of southwestern India.
38. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
41. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
42. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
44. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
45. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
47. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
51. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. (Irish folklore) A female spirit who wails to warn of impending death.
57. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
59. Ostentatiously lofty in style.
60. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
61. A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
63. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
64. Not divisible by two.
65. Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase.
66. A rapid bustling commotion.
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1. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
2. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
3. (dialect) A short straight stick of wood.
4. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
5. A kind of person.
6. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
7. A city in northwestern Syria.
8. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
9. Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape.
10. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
11. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
12. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
17. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
25. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
26. Growing old.
29. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
30. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
32. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
39. A city and port in northern Jutland.
40. Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland).
43. A boy or man.
46. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
48. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
49. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
50. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
52. Wearing or provided with clothing.
54. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
55. A town in north central Oklahoma.
56. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
58. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
62. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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