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1. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
5. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
10. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
13. An elaborate song for solo voice.
14. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
15. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
16. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
17. A person who avoids the company or assistance of others.
18. The airforce of Great Britain.
19. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
21. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
26. Draw in by breathing.
29. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
37. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
39. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
44. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
47. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
48. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
51. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
55. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
58. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
59. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
61. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
62. The seed of the cereal grass.
63. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
65. A light touch or stroke.
66. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
67. Contrary to or forbidden by law.
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. Being three more than fifty.
4. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
5. The sign language used in the United States.
6. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. A performer who dances.
8. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
9. The chief source of beryllium.
10. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
11. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
12. (informal) Subject to accident or chance or change.
20. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. Cut the head of.
27. A quantity of no importance.
28. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
30. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
31. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
34. A person forced to flee from home or country.
35. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. A Nilotic language.
40. Of or pertaining to adnexa.
43. A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
49. Jordan's port.
50. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. The British system of withholding tax.
53. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
54. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid.
55. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
56. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
60. Informal terms for the mouth.
64. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
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