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1. Characteristic of a mob.
4. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
10. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Direct in spatial dimensions.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Having leadership guidance.
17. A community of people smaller than a village.
18. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
19. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
21. An informal term for a father.
22. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
24. In bed.
27. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
30. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
36. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
37. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
38. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. A small drink.
44. Again but in a new or different way.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
47. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
49. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
52. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
55. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
57. An informal term for a father.
61. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
64. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
65. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
66. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
67. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
68. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
69. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
70. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
5. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
6. A large fleet.
7. Cut off the testicles.
8. Water frozen in the solid state.
9. A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario.
10. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
11. The capital of Western Samoa.
12. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
26. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
28. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
29. A French abbot.
31. (poetic) Tranquil silence.
32. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
33. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
39. An order of Eutheria.
40. The holy city of Shiite Muslims.
41. Cut off the testicles.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
48. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
50. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
53. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
54. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
56. (informal) Exceptionally good.
58. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
59. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
60. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
63. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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