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1. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. (informal) Elegant and fashionable.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. (used especially of commodities) In the natural unprocessed condition.
14. A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah.
15. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. (informal) Of the highest quality.
17. Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech.
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
21. (Middle East) Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
23. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
25. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. The noise of squawking.
33. The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
36. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
39. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
40. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
43. A fraudulent business scheme.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Take in solid food.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
51. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
53. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
55. A large round wicker basket (used on farms).
61. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
63. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
67. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
68. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
70. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
71. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
72. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
73. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Worthless material that is discarded.
2. Russian country house.
3. A squeeze with the fingers.
4. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
5. An inhabitant of Lappland.
6. Stay clear from.
7. The female or generative principle.
8. Large scissors with strong blades.
9. Distant but within sight.
10. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
11. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
12. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
20. Not only so, but.
22. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Jordan's port.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. A French abbot.
31. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
32. The basic unit of money in Myanmar.
34. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
38. South African term for `boss'.
44. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
49. Jordan's port.
50. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
52. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
55. A state in northwestern North America.
56. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
57. An informal term for a father.
58. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
59. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
60. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
62. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
64. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
65. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
69. Before noon.
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