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1. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
4. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
10. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
13. The residue that remains when something is burned.
14. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
15. An accidental happening.
16. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
17. Having had the bones removed.
19. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A port city in southwestern Iran.
24. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
26. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
29. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
30. Greek mythology.
34. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
36. Late time of life.
37. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
41. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. The square of a body of any size of type.
45. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
52. Having a woven pattern.
56. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
60. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
61. Towards the side away from the wind.
62. A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound.
64. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
66. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
68. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. One thousandth of a second.
3. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
4. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
7. How long something has existed.
8. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
9. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
10. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
11. Offering fun and gaiety.
12. The complete duration of something.
18. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
20. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
23. A vigorous blow.
25. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. Tropical Asian starlings.
28. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
31. Seed of a pea plant.
32. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
33. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
35. A boy or man.
38. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
39. In a faddish manner.
40. A fraudulent business scheme.
42. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
46. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
48. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
49. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
50. A primeval personification of air and breath.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
53. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. God of love and erotic desire.
57. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
58. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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