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1. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
5. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
10. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
13. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
14. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
15. An affirmative.
16. Very dark black.
17. A fastener for a door or lid.
19. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
22. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
29. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
33. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
34. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
38. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
41. Being one more than three.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. A genus of Ploceidae.
45. Gather, as of as crops.
48. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
50. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
51. The ratio of reflected to incident light.
52. A state in midwestern United States.
54. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
57. Having a long narrow cut.
58. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
61. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
62. A member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
65. By bad luck.
66. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
67. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
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1. Possessing sweep.
2. A heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of Scotland).
3. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
4. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
5. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
8. The month following August and preceding October.
9. A public promotion of some product or service.
10. A true bug.
11. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
12. Set down according to a plan.
18. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. Tag the base runner to get him out.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. A town in north central Oklahoma.
28. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
32. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
35. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
44. A native of ancient Troy.
46. The twelfth month of the civil year.
47. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
48. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
49. Jordan's port.
53. The complete duration of something.
55. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
56. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
59. A doctor's degree in education.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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