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1. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
4. 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.
9. Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge.
13. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.
14. Of or in or relating to the nose.
15. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
16. Largest crested screamer.
18. An ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation.
20. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
22. A particular environment or walk of life.
23. Not out.
24. Extremely pleasing.
26. Type genus of the Ranidae.
29. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. Jordan's port.
39. Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
42. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
44. The bottom of a sea or ocean.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. In bed.
52. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
53. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
57. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
59. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
62. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
64. A port city in southwestern Iran.
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
67. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
68. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
69. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
2. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
3. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
4. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
7. A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. All the plant life in a particular region.
10. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
11. A primeval personification of air and breath.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
17. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
19. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
30. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
31. A French abbot.
32. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
34. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
35. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
40. A light touch or stroke.
41. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
43. The closing section of a musical composition.
45. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
47. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
48. Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin.
49. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
50. A genus of Ploceidae.
54. Set down according to a plan.
55. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
56. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
58. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
60. 10 grams.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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