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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. (combining form) Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
9. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
13. The momentary present.
14. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
15. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.
18. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
34. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980).
39. Wild and domestic cattle.
41. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
43. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
45. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
52. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
55. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
56. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
58. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
59. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
60. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
61. The bill in a restaurant.
62. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
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1. Squash bugs.
2. The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.
3. Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult v 1.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
5. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
6. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
7. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
8. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
9. Constituting the full quantity or extent.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
11. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
12. Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
24. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
25. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
28. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
29. Actually being performed (or--for the audience--present) at the time of viewing.
30. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
32. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
33. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
35. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
38. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
43. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
44. Jordan's port.
46. An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
47. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown.
48. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
49. Lie adjacent to another.
50. Avatar of Vishnu.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
54. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.
55. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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