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1. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
5. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
10. A light touch or stroke.
13. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
14. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
15. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
16. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
17. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
18. A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch.
19. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
20. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
26. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
29. Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase.
31. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
34. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. The capital and largest city of Norway.
42. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
43. Brought to a halt.
45. The father of your father or mother.
49. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. Channel into a new direction.
52. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
55. The middle area of the human torso (usually in front).
58. Imperial moths.
59. The act of using.
60. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
62. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
63. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
64. A port city in southwestern Iran.
65. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. A jaunty rhythm in music.
3. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
4. Thrown together in a pile.
5. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
10. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
11. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
12. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
21. 16th President of the United States.
23. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
28. An informal term for a father.
30. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
32. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
36. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
38. Located inward.
39. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
40. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
41. Fastened with a pin or staple.
42. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
44. To gain with effort.
46. The amount a salary is increased.
47. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
48. Little known Kamarupan languages.
53. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
54. Employed in accomplishing something.
56. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
57. Extremely pleasing.
58. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
61. A public promotion of some product or service.
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