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1. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
4. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
10. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
13. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
14. Of or in or relating to the nose.
15. Water frozen in the solid state.
16. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
17. Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.
18. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
19. Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression).
21. Port city on Atlantic coast.
23. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
24. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
29. Avatar of Vishnu.
33. A recognizable kind.
36. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
38. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
39. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. Lower in esteem.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
46. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
47. An associate degree in nursing.
49. (informal) Exceptionally good.
51. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
55. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
59. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
62. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
63. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
64. Singing jazz.
65. A notable achievement.
66. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
67. A small cake leavened with yeast.
68. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Happen or occur again.
2. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
3. A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry.
4. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
5. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
6. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
7. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
8. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
9. The twelfth month of the civil year.
10. Dignified manner or conduct.
11. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
12. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
20. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
32. Chief port of Yemen.
34. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
35. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
37. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
42. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
43. Dignified manner or conduct.
44. The cry made by sheep.
48. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
50. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
52. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
53. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
54. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
56. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
57. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
58. A quantity of no importance.
60. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
61. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
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