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1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
4. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
9. Lie adjacent to another.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
15. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
16. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
17. United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902).
18. A distinguished female operatic singer.
19. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
21. Of or like a cecum.
25. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
26. The act of scanning.
34. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves.
36. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
37. A downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles.
40. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
41. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
42. The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
44. An associate degree in nursing.
48. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
50. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
52. Caused to be slower or later.
55. The capital and largest city of Jordan.
57. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
58. The third day of the week.
60. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
61. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
62. Jordan's port.
63. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
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1. A city in northern India.
2. Singing jazz.
3. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
6. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
7. The products of human creativity.
8. One thousandth of a second.
9. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
10. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
11. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
12. A bluish shade of green.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Lighted by or as if by twilight.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
28. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
29. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
30. Not in good physical or mental health.
31. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. At or constituting a border or edge.
35. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
38. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
39. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
40. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
43. Farther along in space or time or degree.
45. A city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River.
46. Lower in esteem.
47. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A sign of something about to happen.
53. A very light brown.
54. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
56. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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