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1. Small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers.
5. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
10. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
13. (Roman mythology) God of love.
14. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. (Middle Eastern) Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds.
18. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands.
20. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
21. After noon.
23. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
24. (Roman mythology) The twin brother of Romulus.
25. Little known Kamarupan languages.
27. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
28. A white trivalent metallic element.
29. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
31. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
34. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
42. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
46. The skin that covers the top of the head.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
51. A state in northwestern North America.
52. The act of using.
55. A city in northern India.
58. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
60. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
62. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
63. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
64. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
66. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
67. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
68. A port city in southwestern Iran.
69. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
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1. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
2. An iconic mental representation.
3. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
4. Genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere.
5. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. A state in southeastern United States.
8. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
9. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.
10. A member of a Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal.
11. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
12. French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883).
17. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A master's degree in business.
26. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
30. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
32. A flexible container with a single opening.
33. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
36. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
37. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
38. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
40. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
41. 1 species.
42. A state in southeastern United States.
45. United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934).
47. Jordan's port.
50. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
51. Before noon.
53. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
54. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
55. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
56. Type genus of the Ranidae.
57. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
59. A periodic paperback publication.
60. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
61. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
65. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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