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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. Small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers.
10. The quantity contained in a keg.
13. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
14. A building where birds are kept.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
17. Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974).
19. By bad luck.
21. Tag the base runner to get him out.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
27. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
30. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. A sign of something about to happen.
36. French novelist.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
40. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
41. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
45. That is to say.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
50. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
56. Relatively deep or strong.
59. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
60. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
62. A thrusting blow with a knife.
63. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
64. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
3. The closing section of a musical composition.
4. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
5. Divisible by two.
6. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
9. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
10. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
11. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
18. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
20. The act of scanning.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. An associate degree in nursing.
26. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
28. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
29. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
31. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
32. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
34. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
42. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
43. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
47. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
48. A genus of Laridae.
49. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
50. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
51. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
52. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
53. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
54. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
55. A French abbot.
57. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
58. An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade.
59. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
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