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1. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
5. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
9. Greenish-yellow pear.
13. A beautiful and graceful girl.
14. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
15. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
16. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
17. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
18. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
19. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
20. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
22. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
24. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
26. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
27. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
33. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
39. German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947).
40. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
43. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
46. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
49. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
51. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
56. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
60. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
62. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
63. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
64. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
65. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Flat tableland with steep edges.
3. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
4. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
5. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.
6. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
7. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.
8. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
9. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
10. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
11. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
12. The closing section of a musical composition.
21. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
23. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
25. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
28. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten.
35. A person forced to flee from home or country.
36. A genus of Ploceidae.
38. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975).
41. The cry made by sheep.
42. A native of ancient Troy.
47. Impairment resulting from long use.
48. God of the Underworld.
50. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
51. In operation or operational.
52. Set down according to a plan.
53. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
57. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
58. An informal term for a father.
61. A motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities.
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