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1. The sound made by a gentle blow.
4. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
9. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
13. Not in good physical or mental health.
14. A river in eastern France.
15. The sixth month of the civil year.
16. Relatively deep or strong.
18. Cuddling and kissing.
19. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
20. Not only so, but.
21. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
23. Capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria.
25. American novelist (1909-1955).
27. Divulge information or secrets.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
40. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
44. The elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point.
47. The leader of an Arab village or family.
49. Converted totally or partly into ions.
53. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.
56. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
57. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
58. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
59. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
60. A small cake leavened with yeast.
61. Jordan's port.
62. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.
2. On or toward the lee.
3. Give pleasure to.
4. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
5. A Nilotic language.
6. An informal conversation.
7. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
8. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
11. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
12. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
17. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
28. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
30. The twelfth month of the civil year.
31. Serving as or forming a base.
34. Singing jazz.
36. A populous province in northeastern China.
39. A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication.
40. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
41. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
42. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
43. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
45. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
46. Light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity).
48. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
50. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
51. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. The cry made by sheep.
55. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
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