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1. Give a nickname to.
4. A non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2).
10. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
13. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
18. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
20. (Greek mythology) The Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology.
23. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
25. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
26. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
30. A lyric poet.
34. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
35. A fraudulent business scheme.
38. Largest known toad species.
39. An honorary degree in science.
40. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
41. Filled with fear or apprehension.
43. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
45. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
47. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
52. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
55. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
57. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
61. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
63. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
66. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
67. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
68. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
70. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
71. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
72. Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads.
73. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. The state of owing money.
2. A state in the western United States.
3. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
6. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
7. A bachelor's degree in library science.
8. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
9. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
10. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
17. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
21. Squash bugs.
22. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
28. (British) A simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
32. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
33. An informal term for a father.
36. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
37. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. A quantity of no importance.
46. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
51. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
53. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
54. A French abbot.
56. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
58. A Hindu prince or king in India.
59. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
60. Make amends for.
62. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
64. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
65. The cry made by sheep.
69. A state in midwestern United States.
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