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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
5. The location of something surrounded by other things.
10. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
13. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
14. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
17. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
19. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
21. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
23. A motley assortment of things.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. English monk and scholar (672-735).
28. In bed.
32. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
35. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together.
40. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
41. The state of owing money.
44. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
46. Noisy talk.
47. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
54. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
55. The act of swimming.
58. The capital of Western Samoa.
59. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
60. Be abundant or plentiful.
62. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
63. Make amends for.
64. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
2. Earlier a god.
3. Having unattractive thinness.
4. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
5. Distance measured in miles.
6. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
7. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
8. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
9. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
10. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
22. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
26. The last (12th) month of the year.
27. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
29. Anything that serves as an enticement.
30. A very light brown.
31. Sleep in a convenient place.
33. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
34. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
36. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
39. (informal) Of the highest quality.
42. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
43. A Loloish language.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
50. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
51. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
52. A city of central China.
53. God of the Underworld.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
57. To an excessive degree.
61. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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