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1. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
4. A native of ancient Troy.
10. The cry made by sheep.
13. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
14. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. Given or having a specified name.
18. (prefix) Half or partial.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation.
22. Imperial moths.
24. Two items of the same kind.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
29. Fallow deer.
33. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
36. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
38. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
42. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
43. Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.
45. Lower in esteem.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Offering fun and gaiety.
50. The sign language used in the United States.
53. Used of a single unit or thing.
55. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
59. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle.
61. Being one more than two.
62. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
65. 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).
66. An informal term for a father.
67. Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads.
68. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
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1. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
2. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
3. A genus of bee.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
6. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
7. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
8. The highest level or degree attainable.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
17. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
23. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death.
32. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
34. Seed of a pea plant.
35. A negative.
37. The basic unit of money in Iran.
39. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
40. A festival featuring African-American culture.
41. The month following July and preceding September.
44. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
51. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
52. Set down according to a plan.
54. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
56. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
57. The basic unit of money on Malta.
58. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
60. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
63. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
64. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
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