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1. A shape that sags.
4. The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light.
10. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
13. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
14. A state of social isolation.
15. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
16. An island in the West Indies.
18. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. Black tropical American cuckoo.
20. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
22. Loss of the ability to swallow.
24. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. A master's degree in education.
27. (grammar) An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
32. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
34. An informal term for a father.
36. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
37. A radioactive transuranic element.
38. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and rain and farming.
39. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
45. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
46. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
49. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
52. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
54. Metal supports for logs in a fireplace.
58. Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
61. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
62. A quantity of no importance.
63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
66. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
67. The sixth month of the civil year.
68. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
2. Squash bugs.
3. Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur.
4. A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative.
5. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
6. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
7. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
8. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
9. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
12. Type genus of the Amiidae.
17. (Akkadian) Mother of the gods and consort of Apsu.
21. Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
29. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
35. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
40. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
41. (informal) Exceptionally good.
42. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
44. An awkward stupid person.
47. British composer (1857-1934).
48. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
50. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
51. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
53. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
55. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
56. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
57. Offering fun and gaiety.
59. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
64. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
65. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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