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1. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
5. A populous province in northeastern China.
10. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
15. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
16. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
17. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
18. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
19. The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany.
20. Adorned by inlays.
22. A festival featuring African-American culture.
25. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
34. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
35. A genus of Laridae.
37. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
40. A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.
41. (of film) Having spoken dialogue.
43. The cry made by sheep.
45. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
46. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
49. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
50. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
53. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
56. As much as a teacup will hold.
58. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
59. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
62. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
63. An informal term for a father.
64. The bottom of a sea or ocean.
65. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A government tax on imports or exports.
5. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
6. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
7. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
8. The expensive white fur of the ermine.
9. United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919).
10. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
11. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
12. A small hard fruit.
21. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
23. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
24. Someone with the power to settle matters at will.
26. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
27. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
29. Chief port of Yemen.
30. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
32. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
33. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
36. A native-born Israeli.
38. A genus of Psittacidae.
39. A cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin).
40. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
42. God of love and erotic desire.
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
52. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
54. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
55. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
57. Either extremity of something that has length.
60. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
61. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
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