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1. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
4. Used especially in treating bruises.
10. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. A conversation between two persons.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
18. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. Divulge information or secrets.
21. Flat and uninspiring.
23. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
32. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
37. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
38. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
40. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
41. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
42. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. South African term for `boss'.
48. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
51. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
55. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
60. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
61. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. On or toward the lee.
64. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
65. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. A bluish shade of green.
3. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
4. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
5. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
6. A tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia.
7. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
8. Any cone-shaped artifact.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
11. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
12. Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926).
20. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
22. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
24. Unknown god.
26. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
27. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. A master's degree in business.
30. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
34. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
35. An informal term for a father.
39. An awkward stupid person.
43. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
45. Jordan's port.
46. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
47. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. Found on a farm.
52. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
53. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
57. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
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