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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.
10. The sign language used in the United States.
13. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
14. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
17. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
22. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
25. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
33. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
39. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
40. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
41. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
51. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
53. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
54. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
58. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
59. How long something has existed.
60. A set of data arranged in rows and columns.
61. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
62. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
63. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
64. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
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1. A Loloish language.
2. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
5. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
6. Stalk of a moss capsule.
7. (Jewish) Roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. A fraudulent business scheme.
12. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
20. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
21. A member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas.
23. (Jewish cookery) A loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. An accountant certified by the state.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
32. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
35. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
37. A family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes.
38. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
42. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
43. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
44. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
46. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
47. A crime syndicate in the United States.
48. A loud resonant repeating noise.
50. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
51. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
52. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
55. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
56. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
57. (Irish) The sea personified.
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