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1. God of the earth.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
13. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
14. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
17. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
18. An informal term for a father.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
22. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea.
24. A flexible container with a single opening.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
36. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
39. The cry made by sheep.
40. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
41. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
43. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
45. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
46. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
48. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
49. Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads.
50. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
52. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
58. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
62. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
66. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
67. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
68. Situated at an apex.
69. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
72. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. Divulge information or secrets.
4. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
5. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.
6. Toward the mouth or oral region.
7. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. Obvious and dull.
10. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
11. The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.
12. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
20. In bed.
23. A light touch or stroke.
25. Before noon.
26. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
29. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
30. An informal term for a father.
32. A small nail.
34. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
35. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
37. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
43. Toward the mouth or oral region.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
51. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
54. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
55. An elaborate song for solo voice.
57. (informal) Exceptionally good.
58. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
59. 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.
60. A primeval personification of air and breath.
61. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
63. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
64. Used in combination to denote the middle.
65. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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