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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
5. Collect or gather.
10. A flexible container with a single opening.
13. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
14. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
17. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
19. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
21. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
23. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. One thousand periods per second.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
38. A three-tone Chadic language.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
42. Chief port of Yemen.
43. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
46. A master's degree in fine arts.
47. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
49. A sudden short attack.
51. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
54. Being ahead of time or need.
58. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
60. A hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite.
61. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
62. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
65. A slender double-reed instrument.
66. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
67. Lower in esteem.
68. New information about specific and timely events.
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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco.
3. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
4. A large fleet.
5. A city in northeastern Ohio.
6. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
7. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
10. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
11. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
18. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
20. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
22. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
24. Jordan's port.
27. In bed.
28. Denuded of leaves.
30. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
31. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
32. God of death.
35. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
39. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
44. Brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle.
45. Actually being performed (or--for the audience--present) at the time of viewing.
48. A crime syndicate in the United States.
49. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
50. The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC).
51. Before noon.
52. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
53. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
55. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
56. Black birds having a raucous call.
57. Opinion or judgment.
59. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
63. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
64. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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