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1. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
4. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
9. A wound made by cutting.
13. Any high mountain.
14. Jordan's port.
15. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
18. A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework.
19. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
23. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
24. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
32. Report or maintain.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A master's degree in business.
36. The money risked on a gamble.
37. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
40. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
43. Silkworm moths.
47. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
48. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
49. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
54. 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.
57. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
58. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
59. Inquire about.
60. A large fleet.
63. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
64. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
66. Late time of life.
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1. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
2. A friendly nation.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis.
5. Similar or related in quality or character.
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. An awkward stupid person.
9. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. Stalk of a moss capsule.
12. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. A young woman making her debut into society.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
30. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. Using speech rather than writing.
34. Largest known toad species.
38. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
42. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
44. Squash bugs.
45. (of especially liquids) Clouded as with sediment.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
52. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
53. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
55. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
61. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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