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1. An accidental happening.
4. State in northeastern India.
9. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
13. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
14. A city in southeastern South Korea.
15. Using speech rather than writing.
16. The basic unit of money in Iran.
18. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
20. A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body.
23. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
25. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. The sign language used in the United States.
34. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
36. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
40. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
42. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
43. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. Mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
52. Of or concerning Qatar.
56. The airforce of Great Britain.
58. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
61. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
62. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
63. Of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures.
64. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
66. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
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1. A ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land.
2. A farewell remark.
3. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. A deep bow.
6. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
7. Gone by.
8. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and sugar.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
12. One of the common people.
17. Large European dormouse.
19. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
21. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. Informal terms for a mother.
27. God of death.
28. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something.
29. Mentally healthy.
31. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
32. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
33. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
35. An established custom.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. The shape of a bell.
39. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
46. Short and fat.
47. A genus of Lamnidae.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. Of or relating to near the ear.
53. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
54. A Hindu prince or king in India.
55. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
57. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
59. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
60. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
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