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1. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
4. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
10. Inquire about.
13. Seed of a pea plant.
14. Someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
17. Discrimination in favor of the able-bodied.
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
21. An honorary degree in science.
23. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
26. American novelist (1909-1955).
29. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
30. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
34. An incorrect deal.
37. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. On, to, or at the top.
42. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
43. Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears.
45. A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment).
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
50. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
65. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
67. The basic unit of money in Albania.
68. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
69. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
3. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
5. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
6. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
7. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
8. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
9. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
12. God of love and erotic desire.
20. In bed.
22. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
24. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
25. Before noon.
27. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
28. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
31. Offering fun and gaiety.
32. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
33. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
35. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
36. A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River.
40. A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.
41. Liquid excretory product.
44. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
51. A French abbot.
52. Related to or located at the back.
53. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
55. Set down according to a plan.
56. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
57. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
59. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
60. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
61. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
62. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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