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1. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
4. The most important league in any sport (especially baseball).
10. A case for containing a set of articles.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Conducive to peace.
15. A joke that seems extremely funny.
16. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
18. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
20. A unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm.
21. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
23. Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
28. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
31. Any of several compounds of barium.
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. A Hindu prince or king in India.
36. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
41. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. Lower in esteem.
48. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. Extremely pleasing.
54. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
61. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
62. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
63. (Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
65. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
66. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
67. Causing or capable of causing death.
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
3. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
4. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. A loose cloak with a hood.
7. In operation or operational.
8. A state in New England.
9. Covered with scabs.
10. A festival featuring African-American culture.
11. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks.
12. A sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string).
17. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
19. A Mid-Atlantic state.
22. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
26. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
29. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
30. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
32. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
34. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
36. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. The stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon.
41. A state in New England.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. Noisy quarrel.
47. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
49. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
51. Having been read.
52. Make amends for.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. God of love and erotic desire.
58. A partially opened flower.
60. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
61. Minor or subordinate.
64. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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