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1. The sound made by a pigeon v 1.
4. Of or relating to the wrist.
10. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
13. A humming noise.
14. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. A genus of Ploceidae.
19. United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000).
22. A person of mean disposition.
23. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
24. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
26. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
30. A city in east central Texas.
33. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
34. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
36. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
38. To fix or set securely or deeply.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. 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.
45. A large number or amount.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
55. Singing jazz.
57. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
60. An associate degree in applied science.
61. A port in southwestern Scotland.
63. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
64. In or of the month preceding the present one.
65. Silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes.
66. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
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1. A deep opening in the earth's surface.
2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. Very small northern fish.
5. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
6. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
10. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
12. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
18. By bad luck.
20. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
27. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
28. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
29. An informal term for a father.
31. A rapid bustling commotion.
32. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
37. Of or relating to or located at the base.
38. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
39. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
41. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
43. A motley assortment of things.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
49. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
50. Offering fun and gaiety.
52. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
53. A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck.
54. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
56. The products of human creativity.
58. (informal) Of the highest quality.
59. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
62. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
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