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1. The square of a body of any size of type.
4. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
10. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
14. A university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign.
15. A local computer network for communication between computers.
16. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
17. (biology) Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones.
18. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
19. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
21. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
22. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
24. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
44. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
48. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
53. An informal term for a father.
54. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
58. Vietnamese New Year.
59. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
60. Having no employment.
62. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
63. The month following January and preceding March.
64. Ending in a sharp point.
65. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
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1. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
2. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
3. A native American tent.
4. Lying face upward.
5. An elaborate song for solo voice.
6. Any of various units of capacity.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
9. A city in southeastern South Korea.
10. Of or relating to alga.
11. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
12. Squash bugs.
20. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
23. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
26. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. Straighten up or out.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
32. A light touch or stroke.
33. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
34. A state in midwestern United States.
35. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
36. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
38. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
39. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
44. A state in midwestern United States.
45. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.
46. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
47. An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
49. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
50. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
52. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
53. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
55. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
57. How long something has existed.
61. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
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