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1. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
4. Arm again.
9. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
15. The sixth month of the civil year.
16. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
17. Goddess of love and fecundity.
18. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
19. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
21. An inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another.
23. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
24. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
27. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
29. In bed.
30. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
43. A flexible container with a single opening.
45. A narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa.
47. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
50. A French abbot.
51. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
54. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
57. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
58. An informal term for a father.
59. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
60. Come into existence.
64. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
65. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
66. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
67. Being nothing more than specified.
68. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.
2. Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events.
3. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
4. The airforce of Great Britain.
5. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
6. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
7. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
8. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
9. A shape that sags.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. A young woman making her debut into society.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. (voodooism) A spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body.
31. Top part of an apron.
32. (informal) Of the highest quality.
34. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
36. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. Characteristic of a baby.
42. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
44. A retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies).
46. Cut the head of.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. Lower in esteem.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
52. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
53. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
55. On or toward the lee.
56. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
61. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
62. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
63. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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