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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
10. The bill in a restaurant.
13. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
14. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
15. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
16. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
17. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica.
18. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
19. Being six more than eighty.
21. Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
23. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
25. A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal.
26. Being three more than fifty.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. The month following February and preceding April.
42. The sound made by corvine birds.
43. A light touch or stroke.
45. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
47. A radioactive transuranic element.
49. (Norse mythology) Trickster.
51. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
52. (Greek mythology) God of the heavens.
54. A public promotion of some product or service.
57. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
58. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
62. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
63. Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.
64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
66. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
67. 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.
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1. Any small compartment.
2. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
3. The second largest city in Tunisia.
4. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
6. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
7. A pass between mountain peaks.
8. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
9. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
10. (music) The speed at which a composition is to be played.
11. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
12. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
20. Being two more than forty.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
28. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. (informal) Exceptionally good.
35. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
36. The cry made by sheep.
37. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
39. Stain (furniture) black to make it look like ebony.
40. Prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles.
41. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
48. A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon.
49. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
50. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
53. A Hindu prince or king in India.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
59. Injured by bites or stings.
60. Water frozen in the solid state.
61. 10 grams.
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