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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit.
10. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
18. Affected manners intended to impress others.
19. The cry made by sheep.
20. The capital of Eritrea.
22. United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925).
24. In bed.
25. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
26. A nation in northern North America.
29. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A light touch or stroke.
37. A partially opened flower.
39. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
41. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
42. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
44. The capital of the state of Kansas.
48. Late time of life.
49. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
51. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
55. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
59. A local computer network for communication between computers.
60. The sound made by a pigeon v 1.
61. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
63. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
64. Step on it.
65. A republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean.
66. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. By bad luck.
3. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
4. Having a gradual increase in width.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
7. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
8. A female ogre.
9. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
11. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
27. Largest known toad species.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
32. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
38. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. Continuing forever or indefinitely.
41. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
45. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
46. Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945).
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
51. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
52. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. Characteristic of false pride.
54. Type genus of the Anatidae.
56. 10 grams.
57. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
62. Half the width of an em.
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