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1. One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping.
5. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
9. Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object.
13. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
14. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
15. Make editorial changes (in a text).
16. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
17. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
18. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
19. Any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira.
22. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
24. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
32. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
35. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
36. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
40. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
41. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
42. 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.
44. A Mid-Atlantic state.
45. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
48. A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine.
52. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.
59. South African term for `boss'.
60. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
61. French tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699).
63. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
64. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
65. A port city in southwestern Iran.
66. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
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1. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
2. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
3. The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644.
4. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
6. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
7. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
8. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
9. A loose cloak with a hood.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
11. Take (someone) as a wife.
12. Indicating the most important performer or role.
20. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
21. By bad luck.
23. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
25. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
26. A mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
31. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
33. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
34. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
37. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
38. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
39. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
43. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
46. God of wealth and love.
47. Being derived from.
49. A sudden short attack.
50. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
52. Informal terms for a mother.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
57. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
58. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
62. Half the width of an em.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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