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1. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
5. With rapid movements.
10. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
13. Tall New Zealand timber tree.
14. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century).
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
21. A city of southeastern Mexico.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. A state in northwestern North America.
25. Perfume esp. with a censer.
28. Complacently or inanely foolish.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Having help.
37. The vein in the center of a leaf.
39. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
43. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
44. A medium to dark brownish yellow color.
48. Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh.
50. A town in central Kansas.
52. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
56. The act of scanning.
57. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
60. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
61. An associate degree in applied science.
63. On or toward the lee.
64. The square of a body of any size of type.
65. Declare or acknowledge to be true.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
2. Being in competition.
3. A primeval personification of air and breath.
4. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid.
9. Half the width of an em.
10. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
18. (of experimental animals) Raised under sterile conditions.
20. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
22. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
27. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
29. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
30. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
31. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
35. By bad luck.
38. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
40. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
41. Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone.
42. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
45. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
46. A long and hard-hit fly ball.
47. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. In bed.
53. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
54. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
58. A human limb.
59. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
62. A state in the eastern United States.
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