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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
10. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
13. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
14. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
17. The mansion of the lord of the manor.
18. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
19. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
21. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
23. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
34. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
36. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
38. Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down v 1.
40. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
43. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
44. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
47. Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
52. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
56. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
59. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
60. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
61. A self-governing colony of Denmark on the Faroe Islands.
63. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
64. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
65. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine).
66. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
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1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
2. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A resort city in western Florida.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
7. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
8. Of or relating to herbs.
9. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
10. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
11. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
12. An informal term for a father.
20. In bed.
22. become turned or set on end.
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
28. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
30. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
31. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
32. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
33. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
35. A flexible container with a single opening.
37. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
39. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
41. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
42. Harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters.
45. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
46. A hidden drawback.
48. The capital city of Vietnam.
49. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
50. An associate degree in nursing.
53. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
54. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
57. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
58. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
62. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
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