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1. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
4. In a despicable, ignoble manner.
10. A tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers.
13. A doctor's degree in education.
14. A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.
15. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. Greek mythology.
19. Jordan's port.
21. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
23. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
25. A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure.
33. United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946).
35. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
36. A visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance.
38. An associate degree in applied science.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
42. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
45. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
47. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
48. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
49. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
52. Personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians.
56. An accidental happening.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
62. Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects.
63. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
64. How long something has existed.
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
66. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
4. Obvious and dull.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
7. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
8. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
9. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
10. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
11. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
12. Any of the Hindu sacred writing.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
22. Speaking a Slavic language.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
27. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
28. The cry made by sheep.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
32. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
34. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
37. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
40. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
41. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
43. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. A blank gap or missing part.
46. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
50. 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.
51. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
53. Not easy.
54. Very dark black.
55. Avatar of Vishnu.
57. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
58. To an excessive degree.
59. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
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