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1. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
5. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
10. 10 grams.
13. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
14. The superior of an abbey of monks.
15. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
16. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
18. In a despicable, ignoble manner.
20. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.
22. A resident of Iowa.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
25. A bachelor's degree in religion.
27. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
29. By bad luck.
33. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
35. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
36. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
37. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
38. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. An antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine.
45. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
47. An awkward stupid person.
48. A genus of Ploceidae.
55. Remove a bar from (a door, for example).
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
58. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
59. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
61. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
62. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
63. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
64. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. A specific feeling of desire.
2. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
3. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
4. A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic.
5. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
6. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
9. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
10. United States actor (born in Ireland).
11. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
12. (Welsh) Underworld god.
17. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).
19. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
21. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
26. The face of a timepiece.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. Lacking excess flesh.
31. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
32. The second largest city in Tunisia.
34. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
39. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
40. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
43. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor.
44. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
46. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
47. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. Type genus of the Anatidae.
50. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
51. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
52. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
53. Very dark black.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
56. The month following January and preceding March.
60. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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