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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
9. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
15. A French abbot.
16. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
17. A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
18. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
19. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
21. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
23. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
24. An associate degree in nursing.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
32. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
34. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
36. One thousandth of a second.
39. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
42. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
44. Filled with fear or apprehension.
47. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
49. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
50. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
51. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
52. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
56. Involving financial matters.
60. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
63. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
64. A strong emotion.
65. A port city in southwestern Iran.
68. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
69. An informal term for a father.
70. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
71. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
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1. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
2. A unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound.
3. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
4. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
5. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
6. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
7. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
8. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
9. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
10. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. Find repugnant.
12. Use again after processing.
20. Fallow deer.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
33. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
35. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
38. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
40. Step on it.
41. 32nd President of the United States.
43. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
45. Genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs.
46. The amount a salary is increased.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. God of death.
54. In bed.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
57. Baby bed with high sides.
58. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
59. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
61. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
62. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
66. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
67. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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