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1. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
4. Grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.
10. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
13. A local computer network for communication between computers.
14. (Babylonian) Father of the gods.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. United States comic actor in silent films.
18. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
19. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. Spread or diffuse through.
21. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
28. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
29. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
33. (Welsh myth) The other world.
35. Largest known toad species.
36. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
39. A city in northern India.
40. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
46. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
48. A festival featuring African-American culture.
52. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
60. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
61. Make a plat of.
62. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
63. On or toward the lee.
64. English pianist (1890-1965).
65. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
2. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
3. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
4. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
5. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
6. The capital of Eritrea.
7. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
8. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
9. A particular environment or walk of life.
10. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
11. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981).
22. Jordan's port.
24. God of fire.
26. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
27. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
30. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
31. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
32. Type genus of the Anatidae.
34. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
37. Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs.
38. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
42. A decree that prohibits something.
44. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
45. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
47. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
49. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip).
50. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
53. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
54. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
55. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
58. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
59. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
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