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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
9. Used of the language of the deaf.
13. How long something has existed.
14. Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
15. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
16. South African term for `boss'.
18. Having the slant of a bevel.
19. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
20. A large fleet.
23. Common Indian weaverbird.
26. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
29. Small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers.
33. Not only so, but.
36. 10 grams.
37. Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
38. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
40. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
42. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
44. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
47. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
50. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
53. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
55. In bed.
57. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
59. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
62. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
63. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
66. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
67. An affirmative.
68. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
3. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
4. A state in northwestern North America.
5. The process of gradually becoming inferior.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. An association of criminals.
8. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
9. Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.
10. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
11. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
12. (used with singular count nouns) Colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.
17. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
21. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. The father of your father or mother.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
27. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
28. The first light of day.
30. The sixth month of the civil year.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944).
40. An association of criminals.
41. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
43. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
51. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
52. A Loloish language.
54. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
58. The products of human creativity.
60. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
64. A state in midwestern United States.
65. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
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