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1. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
4. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
10. Of southern Europe.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. French novelist.
15. An accountant certified by the state.
16. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
18. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
19. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
20. Similar to the color of jade.
21. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
25. Enthusiastic approval.
28. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot.
30. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
36. New World flycatchers.
37. Type genus of the family Cypraeidae.
41. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
42. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
44. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
45. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
48. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
52. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
54. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
58. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
62. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
63. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
64. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
65. On or toward the lee.
66. Blatant or sensational promotion.
67. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
68. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
3. Toward the mouth or oral region.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. The 3rd planet from the sun.
7. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
8. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
9. Water frozen in the solid state.
10. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
17. Included seven times in every 19 years.
22. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
24. (Greek mythology) A maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers.
26. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
27. A city in northern India.
29. Make amends for.
31. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
32. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
33. The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.
38. A dense winter fog containing ice particles.
39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
43. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
46. Tall and thin and having long slender limbs.
47. Lower in esteem.
49. Jordan's port.
50. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
51. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
52. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
53. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
54. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
55. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
56. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
57. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
60. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
61. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
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