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1. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
4. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
10. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm.
18. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
19. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
21. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
23. A person who inhabits a particular place.
24. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
26. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
27. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
29. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
46. (trademark) An antacid.
48. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
49. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
50. A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression.
53. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
57. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
58. Of a pale purple color.
61. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
62. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
63. A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam.
65. A bachelor's degree in theology.
66. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
67. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
68. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
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1. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. A deep bow.
4. (used of animals especially a horse) Of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. The bill in a restaurant.
7. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
9. Wife of Balder.
10. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani.
11. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail.
12. A particular environment or walk of life.
17. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
20. A long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods).
22. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
25. Tag the base runner to get him out.
28. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
30. The cry made by sheep.
33. Jordan's port.
34. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
35. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
36. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.
38. In bed.
39. A member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon.
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
44. Resembling an owl.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
52. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
54. Goddess of fate.
55. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
56. A French abbot.
59. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
60. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
64. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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