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1. How long something has existed.
4. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
10. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. Away from the mouth or oral region.
15. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
16. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
18. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. Having the color of caramel.
25. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
26. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
29. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
31. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
33. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
34. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
38. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
39. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
45. A person forced to flee from home or country.
46. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
47. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
50. Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
53. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
56. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
57. A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation).
59. An informal term for a father.
61. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
63. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
64. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
65. Causing fear or dread or terror.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
2. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
3. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
4. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
5. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
6. A person regarded as greedy and pig-like.
7. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
8. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
9. The sixth month of the civil year.
10. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
11. A desert in southern Israel.
12. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
17. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
22. Jordan's port.
23. Before noon.
24. A genus of Accipitridae.
27. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
32. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
36. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. A slight amount or degree of difference.
40. A resin obtained from the camphor tree.
41. Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
42. The sixth month of the civil year.
43. In bed.
48. A resort city in western Florida.
49. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. Humble request for help.
52. God of love and erotic desire.
54. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
55. An informal term for a father.
58. The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China.
59. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
60. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
62. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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