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1. Take in solid food.
4. A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression).
10. A republic in central Europe.
13. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
14. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. A period of time spent sleeping.
17. Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
18. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
23. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
26. Shout loudly and without restraint.
28. Extreme mental retardation.
31. (heraldry) Applied to a fish depicted horizontally.
35. (British) Your grandmother.
36. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
38. A city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River.
39. Largest crested screamer.
41. A portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. Serving as an essential component.
46. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
50. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
53. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
55. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
59. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
61. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
64. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
65. A byproduct of inflammation.
66. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
68. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
69. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
70. Ground snakes.
71. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
2. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
3. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
4. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
5. Used of a single unit or thing.
6. A unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt.
7. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
8. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
9. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
10. Loose or flaccid body fat.
11. Located in or toward the back or rear.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
20. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
22. A festival featuring African-American culture.
24. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
25. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
27. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
29. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
30. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
32. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
33. The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb.
34. An open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
42. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. A young unmarried woman.
47. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
52. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
54. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
56. A sudden short attack.
57. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
58. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
60. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
62. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
63. The cry made by sheep.
67. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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