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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
10. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
13. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. To or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
15. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
16. An associate degree in applied science.
17. (trademark) A form of amphetamine.
18. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
19. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
22. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
24. A stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins.
28. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
29. A genus of Ploceidae.
30. Type genus of the Psophiidae.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
37. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
38. A radioactive transuranic metallic element.
40. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
43. The ending of a series or sequence.
47. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
49. A genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF.
51. A member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India.
52. A city in Indonesia.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
57. A large fleet.
59. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
60. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
61. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
2. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
3. A Loloish language.
4. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. South American cavy.
6. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
7. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
8. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
9. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
10. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
11. A group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas.
12. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
20. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
21. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
23. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
25. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
26. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
31. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
32. That is to say.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
36. An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food.
38. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
39. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
40. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
41. Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.
42. A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.
44. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
48. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
50. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
53. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
58. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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