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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
10. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
13. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
14. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
18. Of or pertaining to Rwanda.
20. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
21. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
25. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
27. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
29. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
32. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. A light touch or stroke.
38. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
43. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. Make anew.
47. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
51. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
54. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
57. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
58. Having cusps or points.
61. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
62. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
63. An angular shape made by folding.
64. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
65. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
66. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
67. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. State in northeastern India.
2. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
3. Big-eyed scad.
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
7. A young woman.
8. (Babylonian) Any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. A woman of refinement.
11. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
12. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
17. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
19. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. A telegram sent abroad.
28. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
30. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
39. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
40. A pause or interruption (as in a conversation).
41. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. Type genus of the Otariidae.
48. A member of the Uniat Church.
49. Social status or position conferred by a system based on class.
50. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
52. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
53. Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
55. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
56. Chief port of Yemen.
59. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
60. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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