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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
10. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
13. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
14. Fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
17. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
19. Instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
21. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
25. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
27. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
30. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
35. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
36. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
37. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
40. A rapid bustling commotion.
41. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
45. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
48. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
57. A racing sled for one or two people.
58. A Russian river.
59. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
61. (Irish) The sea personified.
62. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
63. German hero.
64. Towards the side away from the wind.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers.
2. Large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Filled with a great quantity.
5. Kauri pine.
6. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
7. Cook in liquid.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
10. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
11. River in eastern Asia.
12. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men.
22. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
26. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
28. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
31. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
32. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. An informal term for a father.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs.
40. River in eastern Asia.
42. Hang loosely or laxly.
43. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
44. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
46. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
47. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
49. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
50. A vigorous blow.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
56. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
60. An associate degree in nursing.
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