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1. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
5. A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages.
10. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
13. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
14. The capital of Morocco.
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
19. Relating to the Andes and their inhabitants.
21. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
22. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
23. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
25. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
28. Gull family.
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
32. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A person forced to flee from home or country.
36. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
42. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
44. A flexible container with a single opening.
47. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
49. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
53. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
56. Supplied with (especially a dower or dowry).
58. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
60. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
61. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
62. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
65. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
66. Adult female chicken.
67. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
3. Sewing that repairs a worn or torn place in a garment.
4. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
5. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
6. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
7. 16 ounces.
8. The capital of Bahrain.
9. A New England state.
10. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
17. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
18. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain.
20. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
24. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
26. English essayist (1775-1834).
27. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
29. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
30. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
33. A state in midwestern United States.
37. Jordan's port.
38. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
39. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
45. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt).
46. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
50. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
54. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
55. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
57. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
59. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
63. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
64. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
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