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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. A person to whom money is paid.
9. The basic unit of money in Uruguay.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. Lower in esteem.
15. Work doggedly or persistently.
16. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
19. Seed again or anew.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
24. A kind of polyester fabric.
27. Tag the base runner to get him out.
31. Very dark black.
34. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
37. Freight car without permanent sides or roof.
40. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
41. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
43. Of or relating to or involving an area.
46. Spin or twist together so as to form a cord.
50. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
53. A period of time spent sleeping.
54. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
55. Away from the mouth or oral region.
57. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
58. The seed of the cereal grass.
59. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
60. How long something has existed.
61. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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1. The sixth month of the civil year.
2. Willing to face danger.
3. By bad luck.
4. A boy who is employed to run errands.
5. A port city in southwestern Iran.
6. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
7. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
8. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
9. One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament.
10. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
11. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
12. Look at with amorous intentions.
17. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
26. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
28. A sharp blow.
29. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
30. A city of central China.
32. A lyric poet.
33. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
35. A decree that prohibits something.
36. An island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.
37. One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament.
38. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
39. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. Neat and tidy.
45. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
47. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
48. 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.
49. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
51. A unit of pain intensity.
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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