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1. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
5. God of wealth and love.
10. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
13. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
14. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. The basic unit of money in Iran.
17. Very attentive or observant.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
21. Someone who makes an offer.
23. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
26. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
27. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
30. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
31. A bachelor's degree in music.
35. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
36. A communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.
39. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
40. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
42. A person forced to flee from home or country.
43. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
44. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
47. A special loved one.
49. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
55. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
61. Crowd or pack to capacity.
64. Produced by a manufacturing process.
65. (biology) Having or resembling wings.
67. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
68. A primeval personification of air and breath.
69. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
70. A state of southwestern India.
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1. The capital of Switzerland.
2. The capital of Western Samoa.
3. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
4. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
5. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
6. A salt of any halogen acid.
7. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
8. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
9. Ludicrously odd.
10. Wearing or provided with clothing.
11. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
12. A human female who does housework.
20. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
24. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
25. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
32. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
33. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
34. The compass point that is one point east of southeast.
37. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
38. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. Quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible.
48. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
50. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
52. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
53. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
54. A public promotion of some product or service.
56. A special way of doing something.
57. (prefix) Outside or outer.
58. A Loloish language.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
61. A Mid-Atlantic state.
62. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
63. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
66. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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