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1. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
5. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
10. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
13. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
14. Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. (archaic) Utterly cast down.
17. A member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times.
18. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904).
20. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. Jordan's port.
26. The month following March and preceding May.
27. Painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism.
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A Russian river.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
47. A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky.
49. Lower in esteem.
52. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. The month following February and preceding April.
61. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
62. Remove from memory or existence.
63. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
64. Humble in spirit or manner.
65. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
66. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
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1. Of a surface.
2. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
3. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
4. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
5. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
6. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
7. The wife of a sheik.
8. A city in central Alabama on the Alabama river.
9. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
10. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
21. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
23. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
25. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
28. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
29. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
30. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
32. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Cry plaintively.
39. Being nine more than ninety.
44. Xerophytic evergreen shrubs.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A telegram sent abroad.
48. Desire strongly or persistently.
50. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
51. A branch of the Tai languages.
53. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
54. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
55. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
57. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
58. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
59. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
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