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1. The compass point that is one point west of due south.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
18. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
20. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
22. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
24. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
27. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
30. Lacking excess flesh.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. (Sumerian) Sun god.
36. A French abbot.
38. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
40. An informal term for a father.
42. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
43. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
44. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
46. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
52. Axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence.
56. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
57. An informal term for a father.
58. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
59. Of or relating to a directionless magnitude.
63. One millionth of a gram.
64. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
65. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
66. Something that remunerates.
67. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
68. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
2. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
3. Sound of something in rapid motion.
4. The quantity contained in a can.
5. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
6. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
7. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
11. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
17. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
19. The god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami.
21. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
25. A badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together).
26. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
28. In bed.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. Seed of a pea plant.
35. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
41. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
45. Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).
47. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
50. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
51. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
53. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
54. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
55. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
60. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
61. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
62. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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