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1. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
5. Lower in esteem.
10. An honorary degree in science.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
14. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
15. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
17. A fastener for a door or lid.
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
24. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
25. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. 100 groszy equal 1 zloty.
33. (Babylonian) Earth goddess.
37. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
38. A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture).
39. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
41. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
42. Jordan's port.
43. The state of existing and being localized in space.
45. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
47. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
49. Minor or subordinate.
52. 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.
56. An associate degree in applied science.
61. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
64. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
65. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
66. A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains).
67. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A royal treasury.
2. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
3. The bottom of a shoe or boot.
4. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
5. A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
6. The cry made by sheep.
7. (Babylonian) Father of the gods.
8. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
9. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
10. Indicating the most important performer or role.
11. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
12. Two items of the same kind.
18. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
20. A bachelor's degree in religion.
21. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
23. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
26. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.
27. Type genus of the Amiidae.
30. Belonging to some prior time.
31. Singing jazz.
32. (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going".
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
36. A doctor's degree in music.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
46. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
48. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. God of the Underworld.
51. Very dark black.
53. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
54. Anything that serves as an enticement.
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
57. An enclosed space.
58. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
59. In or of the month preceding the present one.
60. A negative.
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