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1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
9. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
15. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
16. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
18. An edict of the Russian tsar.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
21. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
24. A doctor's degree in optometry.
25. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
28. Of or like a cecum.
30. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
33. Jordan's port.
36. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
40. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. 35th President of the United States.
46. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
47. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
54. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
57. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
61. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
62. Type genus of the Anatidae.
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1. By bad luck.
2. Type genus of the Ranidae.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A genus of Indriidae.
5. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
6. An associate degree in nursing.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. A public promotion of some product or service.
9. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
10. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
11. A path set aside for walking.
12. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
17. An extreme state of adversity.
20. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
23. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
26. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
27. With no effort to conceal.
29. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
34. The cry made by sheep.
35. The month following March and preceding May.
38. Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization.
41. Slightly open.
43. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
48. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
49. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
50. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
51. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
56. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
58. Informal terms for a mother.
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