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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
10. Inquire about.
13. Lacking in light.
14. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
15. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico.
16. Black tropical American cuckoo.
17. Being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn.
18. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
19. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
25. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
28. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
30. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
33. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
37. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
40. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
45. A farewell remark.
48. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
52. Sunk by being filled with water.
56. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
59. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
60. Not often.
62. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
63. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
64. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
65. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
2. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
3. Type genus of the Amiidae.
4. A city in northern India.
5. Arm again.
6. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.
7. Long and light rowing boat.
8. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. A quantity of no importance.
10. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
11. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
12. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A desert in central Asia.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
31. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
32. Highly excited.
34. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
43. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
44. Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training.
46. Think moodily or anxiously about something.
47. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
49. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
54. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
55. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
57. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
61. A public promotion of some product or service.
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