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1. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
4. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
9. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. Family based on male descent.
18. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
19. Serving as or forming a base.
20. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
22. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
24. (law) The seat for judges in a courtroom.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
29. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
33. One of the three Furies.
34. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
35. A state in midwestern United States.
36. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. A master's degree in fine arts.
41. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
46. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
50. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
54. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
56. 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.
58. Advanced in years.
59. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
61. A quantity of no importance.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
65. (geology) Before the appearance of life.
67. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
68. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
69. A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
3. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
4. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
5. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
6. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
7. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
8. A motley assortment of things.
9. British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979).
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
11. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
12. Chief port of Yemen.
17. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
21. An associate degree in nursing.
23. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
25. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
28. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
30. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
31. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
32. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. Any of various units of capacity.
45. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
47. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
48. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
49. Affect with wonder.
50. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
51. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
55. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
57. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
58. A flexible container with a single opening.
60. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
62. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
66. Being one more than one hundred.
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