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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
9. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman.
15. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
18. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. Large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America.
23. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
25. Advanced in years.
26. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
29. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
33. A genus of Ploceidae.
35. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
36. A doctor's degree in education.
37. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
39. Step on it.
42. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
44. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
47. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
49. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
51. English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869).
55. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. Common Indian weaverbird.
61. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
63. A city in northern India.
64. A young woman making her debut into society.
65. Transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public.
66. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Many times at short intervals.
5. North American bluebirds.
6. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
7. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
8. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
9. An analgesic for mild pain.
10. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
11. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
12. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
20. In bed.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. (informal) Roused to anger.
28. Not divisible by two.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
32. A notable achievement.
34. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
41. Top part of an apron.
43. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
44. A local computer network for communication between computers.
45. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
46. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
48. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
50. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
52. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
53. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
54. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
57. A resource.
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
59. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
62. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
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