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1. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
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. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
13. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
14. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. A town in north central Oklahoma.
17. Unusually short.
19. A genus of Platalea.
21. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
22. Avatar of Vishnu.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
29. Range of what one can know or understand.
31. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
35. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
37. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
40. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. Common Indian weaverbird.
45. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
47. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
52. Fallow deer.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
65. A port city in southwestern Iran.
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
67. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
68. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
69. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
2. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
3. An elaborate song for solo voice.
4. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
5. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
6. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
7. Largest known toad species.
8. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. An associate degree in nursing.
10. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
12. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. (informal) Exceptionally good.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Jordan's port.
27. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
32. The sixth month of the civil year.
33. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
36. Jordan's port.
38. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
42. An informal term for a father.
44. A soft silvery metallic element.
46. Being one more than one hundred.
48. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
49. A state in midwestern United States.
50. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
51. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
53. Produced by a manufacturing process.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. Set down according to a plan.
57. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
58. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
60. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
61. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
62. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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