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1. A republic in central Europe.
4. A fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal.
10. The seventh and last day of the week.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A port city in southwestern Iran.
15. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
16. A doctor's degree in musical arts.
18. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
19. The month following July and preceding September.
20. A hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere).
22. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
24. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
26. A Russian river.
27. A recognizable kind.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
36. A person of unquestioning obedience.
39. Made of fir or pine.
40. A paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
47. Biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root.
49. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
54. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
57. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
61. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
63. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
66. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
67. Speaking a Slavic language.
68. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. Rate of revolution of a motor.
71. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
72. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
73. An affirmative.
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1. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
2. Avatar of Vishnu.
3. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
4. A city in Veneto.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. Tag the base runner to get him out.
9. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
10. A fraudulent business scheme.
11. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
12. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
17. A thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings.
21. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. In bed.
25. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
28. Absent without permission.
29. Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
33. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
34. Any competition.
35. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
37. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
38. Fallow deer.
41. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
43. 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.
48. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
50. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
53. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
55. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
56. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
58. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
59. The back side of the neck.
60. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
62. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
65. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
69. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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