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1. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
4. A sample piece of cloth.
10. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
13. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
14. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
15. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
16. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
17. (prefix) Between or among or in the midst of.
18. Any of the Hindu sacred writing.
19. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. An associate degree in applied science.
24. A person forced to flee from home or country.
26. A state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal.
28. The wool of a sheep or similar animal.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958).
35. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits.
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
51. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
56. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
57. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
59. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
61. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
64. (British) Your grandmother.
65. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
66. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.
67. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
2. A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked).
3. The face or front of a building.
4. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
5. A victory (as in a race or other competition).
6. A book of the New Testament.
7. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
8. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
9. An expression of greeting.
10. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
11. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
12. Squash bugs.
20. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
22. A light touch or stroke.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
29. A three-year law degree.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
36. Rounded like an egg.
37. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
38. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
41. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
42. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
43. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
45. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
48. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
49. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
50. Water frozen in the solid state.
52. Situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
53. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
54. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. An unofficial association of people or groups.
58. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
60. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
63. An associate degree in nursing.
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