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1. A three-year law degree.
4. Lower in esteem.
9. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
13. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
14. Type genus of the Caviidae.
15. Advanced in years.
16. Informal terms for a meal.
18. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
19. Toward the mouth or oral region.
20. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
24. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
26. An unforeseen obstacle.
29. Half the width of an em.
30. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. The residue that remains when something is burned.
40. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
41. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
46. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
48. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
49. All the animal life in a particular region.
51. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
55. Obvious and dull.
58. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
60. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. A flexible container with a single opening.
68. Baseball player with the New York Yankees.
70. The bill in a restaurant.
71. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
72. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
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1. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
2. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
3. A wound resulting from biting.
4. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
5. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
6. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
7. A person's brother or sister.
8. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
9. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
10. A city in northern India.
11. Made of fir or pine.
12. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
17. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
21. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
27. A quantity of no importance.
28. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
31. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
32. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
33. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
36. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
38. An honorary degree in science.
39. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. Be going to.
47. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
53. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Jordan's port.
56. Type genus of the Anatidae.
57. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
59. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
63. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
64. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
66. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
67. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
69. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
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