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1. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
4. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
10. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
13. Being one more than two.
14. Take in, also metaphorically.
15. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
16. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
18. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
19. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
20. A shaped mass of baked bread.
22. A city and port in northern Jutland.
24. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
25. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
27. A Loloish language.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
31. The skin that covers the top of the head.
34. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
37. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
38. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
41. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
42. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
45. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
47. An island in Antigua and Barbuda.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
55. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
58. Numbered or proceeding by tens.
61. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
64. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
67. The template for protein synthesis.
68. (informal) Roused to anger.
69. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
70. Advanced in years.
71. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
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1. A long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods).
2. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
3. A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
4. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
5. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
9. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
10. Large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters.
11. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
12. Goddess of war.
17. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
32. An accountant certified by the state.
33. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. A state in the western United States.
38. Largest known toad species.
39. A boy or man.
40. A master's degree in business.
43. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
46. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
48. The Creator.
49. A sheltered and secluded place.
50. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
54. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
56. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
57. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
59. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
60. (Irish) The sea personified.
62. A cgs unit of work or energy.
65. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
66. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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