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1. Any high mountain.
4. A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
14. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. (chemistry) Relating to or containing the azido group N3.
18. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
19. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
20. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
21. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
22. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
23. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
27. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
28. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
31. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
33. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
36. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
37. Long and thin and often limp.
41. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
43. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
45. In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
50. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
52. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
54. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
58. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
61. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
62. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
66. 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.
68. A periodic paperback publication.
69. A port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean.
71. Not in good physical or mental health.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
73. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
74. The basic unit of money in Romania.
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1. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
2. Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region.
3. Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game.
4. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
7. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
8. A local computer network for communication between computers.
9. Late time of life.
10. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
11. A genus of Ploceidae.
12. (physics) A deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.
17. Fallow deer.
24. A large and imposing house.
25. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
26. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
35. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
38. A Scottish word.
39. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
40. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
42. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
44. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
47. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
53. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
57. Divulge information or secrets.
59. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
60. An Eskimo hut.
63. The cry made by sheep.
64. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
65. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
67. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
70. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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