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1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
5. Speaking of yourself in superlatives.
10. One thousand periods per second.
13. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
14. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
15. Misery resulting from affliction.
16. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
17. Jordan's port.
18. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
19. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
21. A state in New England.
23. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
27. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. The residue that remains when something is burned.
35. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
38. Lower in esteem.
40. A form of Japanese poetry.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
43. A magic power or magic spell.
44. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
45. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
48. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
49. Proceed or issue forth, as from a source.
55. (Norse mythology) Wife of Thor and guardian of the home.
56. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
65. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
66. A light touch or stroke.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
4. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
5. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
6. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
7. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
8. A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia.
9. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
10. A festival featuring African-American culture.
11. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
12. (Greek mythology) The supreme god of ancient mythology.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
24. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
26. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
28. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
29. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
31. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
33. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
34. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
36. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
37. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
39. English monk and scholar (672-735).
41. The front limb of a quadruped.
42. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
46. Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia.
47. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
50. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
53. God of love and erotic desire.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
58. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
61. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
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