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1. Indicating the most important performer or role.
5. The highest level or degree attainable.
9. A quantity of no importance.
13. A genus of Mustelidae.
14. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
15. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
16. (informal) Exceptionally good.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
19. Convulsive gasp made while weeping.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
24. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America.
35. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. An unofficial association of people or groups.
41. The back side of the neck.
44. A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated.
46. United States film maker (1897-1991).
49. Fruit of the oak tree.
50. A city in Lombardy on the Po River.
54. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
56. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
57. (informal) Of the highest quality.
58. Inability to urinate.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
62. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
63. Failing to detonate.
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1. The compass point that is one point south of southeast.
2. Someone new to a field or activity.
3. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
4. A motley assortment of things.
5. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
6. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
7. The month following February and preceding April.
8. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
11. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
12. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
20. Being nine more than ninety.
21. An informal term for a father.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. Not only so, but.
27. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. An imperfection in a device or machine.
29. 100 sene equal 1 tala.
30. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
33. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
34. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
36. Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.
37. In some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae.
39. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
42. An informal conversation.
43. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
45. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Sour or bitter in taste.
48. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
51. Toward the mouth or oral region.
52. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. Two items of the same kind.
59. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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