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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. A magician or sorcerer of ancient times.
9. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
13. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
14. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
15. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
16. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
17. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
19. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
21. An informal term for a father.
22. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A state in New England.
30. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
31. God of fire.
35. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
38. Run away.
41. An accidental happening.
42. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
44. Seed of a pea plant.
45. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
48. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
52. Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924).
56. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
60. A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
66. (anatomy) A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
67. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
68. Of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
71. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
72. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. Jordan's port.
4. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
5. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
6. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
7. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
8. (Hinduism) An ascetic holy man.
9. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
10. An informal term for a father.
11. A European river.
12. A small hard fruit.
20. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
25. Show a response or a reaction to something.
26. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
28. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
32. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
33. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
34. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
36. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Tall hat.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
49. 1 species.
51. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
53. All the plant life in a particular region.
54. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
55. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
57. A city in northern India.
58. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
59. Related to or located at the back.
60. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
61. Type genus of the Ranidae.
64. Two items of the same kind.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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