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1. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
4. 1 species.
10. An electrically charged particle.
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
15. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
19. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).
21. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
23. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
26. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
28. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
35. Run away secretly with one's beloved.
37. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
39. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
41. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
42. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
43. French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994).
47. Top part of an apron.
48. A contestant who loses the contest.
56. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
60. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
61. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
62. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
65. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. A cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot.
4. A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way.
5. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
6. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
7. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
8. (Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
9. A state in north central United States.
10. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
11. Anise-flavored Greek liquor.
12. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
18. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
20. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
22. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
24. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
25. An island of central Hawaii.
27. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
29. (informal) Of the highest quality.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
34. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
36. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
38. A long-playing phonograph record.
40. An orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa.
44. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
45. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. Indicating the most important performer or role.
52. Common Indian weaverbird.
53. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
57. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
58. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
59. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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