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1. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
4. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
10. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
13. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
14. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
15. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
16. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
18. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
20. Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849).
23. American pioneer photographer famous for his portraits.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. Made of wood of the aspen tree n.
29. The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account.
33. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
34. (informal) Of the highest quality.
37. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
38. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
40. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
44. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
53. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
55. Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.
59. An accountant certified by the state.
60. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
63. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
64. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
65. Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions.
66. Bound or secured closely.
67. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
68. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A major god.
2. (Roman mythology) A princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage.
3. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
6. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
7. Not divisible by two.
8. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
9. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
10. The capital of Western Samoa.
11. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
12. Imagined as in a play.
17. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
19. English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985).
21. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
22. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. Term of address for a man.
28. The British system of withholding tax.
30. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
31. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
32. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
35. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
36. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
46. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.
47. A state in northwestern North America.
48. Squash bugs.
50. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
51. A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.
52. A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
53. A state in midwestern United States.
54. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
56. A roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top.
57. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
58. An informal term for a father.
61. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
62. 10 grams.
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