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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
5. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
9. A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats.
13. On or toward the lee.
14. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
19. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
20. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
25. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. A partially opened flower.
32. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
42. Extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit.
43. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
48. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
50. Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.
53. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
57. An accidental happening.
58. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
61. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
62. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
63. A bridge partner who increases the partner's bid.
65. Being one more than two.
66. How long something has existed.
67. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
68. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
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1. A vigorous blow.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. A light touch or stroke.
6. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
7. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
8. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
9. The form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East.
10. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
11. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
12. A genus of Ploceidae.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. The face or front of a building.
23. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. Advanced in years.
27. An informal term for a father.
29. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
31. An informal term for a father.
33. Cause to ripen.
35. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
37. The cry made by sheep.
38. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
41. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
44. The basic unit of money in Romania.
47. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
49. Suggestive of the supernatural.
50. A human limb.
51. 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.
52. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
55. The habitation of wild animals.
56. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
60. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
64. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
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