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1. A police officer who investigates crimes.
4. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
10. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
13. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
14. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. The sign language used in the United States.
17. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
19. Of surpassing excellence.
21. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
23. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
37. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. A city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles).
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. An analytic or interpretive literary composition.
51. Least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol).
54. Satisfy (thirst).
58. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
59. Obvious and dull.
62. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
63. A unit of pressure.
64. Without moral standards or principles.
66. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
67. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
68. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
69. A local computer network for communication between computers.
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1. Worthless material that is discarded.
2. Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.).
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
5. Lacking sensation.
6. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
7. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
8. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
10. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
11. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
12. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
18. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
20. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
22. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
24. Considerate and solicitous care.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
31. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
32. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
33. A fraudulent business scheme.
35. (informal) Of the highest quality.
39. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
40. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
43. Summer cypress.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
45. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Type genus of the Hylidae.
52. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
53. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
55. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
57. Very dark black.
60. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
61. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
65. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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