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1. Not reflecting light.
4. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
9. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
13. A rapid bustling commotion.
14. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
15. The sixth month of the civil year.
16. Fallow deer.
18. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
19. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
20. Take in, also metaphorically.
22. A port city in southwestern Iran.
24. Wild ginger.
25. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
26. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. Greek mythology.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. The sign language used in the United States.
38. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
45. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
48. A doctor's degree in religion.
49. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style.
53. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
56. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
58. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
59. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye.
60. Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
62. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
63. The seventh and last day of the week.
64. Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924).
65. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
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1. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
2. American Revolutionary patriot.
3. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
4. Informal terms for a mother.
5. An internal representation of the world.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
8. Someone whose business is advertising.
9. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
11. Avatar of Vishnu.
12. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
17. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
21. A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide).
23. Made by polymerizing butadiene.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
30. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
31. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
33. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
41. A loss of will power.
42. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
43. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
44. European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors.
46. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
47. Choose and follow.
50. Relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce.
51. (of a musical instrument) Intermediate between alto and baritone or bass.
52. In a manner differing from the usual or expected.
54. Related to or located at the back.
55. A metallic tapping sound.
56. An associate degree in nursing.
57. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
61. A radioactive transuranic element.
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