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1. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
9. Not only so, but.
13. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
15. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
16. The grasses.
18. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
19. A short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms.
20. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
22. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
25. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
26. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
29. Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
37. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
40. A flock of geese.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
50. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
52. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
55. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
57. At full speed.
60. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
61. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
62. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
63. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
64. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
65. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. Deeply moved.
2. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
3. A thrusting blow with a knife.
4. Report or maintain.
5. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
6. Used of a single unit or thing.
7. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
8. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
9. Ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets.
10. Voluntarily absent from home or country.
11. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
12. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
17. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
21. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
23. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
24. Minor or subordinate.
27. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
30. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
31. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
32. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
34. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
39. French philosopher and theologian.
40. Used of a single unit or thing.
41. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
45. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic).
46. Any plant of the genus Erica.
47. The sacred city of Lamaism.
48. A republic in eastern Africa.
51. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
58. A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
59. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
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