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1. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
5. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
10. Type genus of the Muridae.
13. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
14. Tropical Asian starlings.
15. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
16. The skin that covers the top of the head.
18. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
19. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
20. A genus of Ploceidae.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
26. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
30. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
36. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
38. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
39. Adult female chicken.
40. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
41. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
43. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
45. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
46. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
52. Jordan's port.
57. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).
58. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
60. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
62. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
63. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A fastener for a door or lid.
2. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
3. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
4. Ground snakes.
5. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
6. Encountered generally especially at the present time.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
10. New Zealand conifer.
11. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
12. Leave immediately.
17. Genus of tropical Old World trees.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. Copy that is not the original.
25. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
27. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
28. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
31. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
32. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
33. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
34. The fatty flesh of eel.
35. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. Jordan's port.
47. A shade of blue tinged with green.
48. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
49. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
53. The sound made by a cow or bull.
54. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
56. A doctor's degree in education.
59. Before noon.
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