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1. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
5. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
13. (Norse mythology) Trickster.
14. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
15. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
16. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
17. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
18. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
19. Reports of the work of a society or learned body etc.
21. Perversely irritable.
23. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
31. A person forced to flee from home or country.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
38. The capital and largest city of Japan.
39. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
41. One who works hard at boring tasks.
43. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
45. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally.
47. Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey.
48. The cry made by sheep.
50. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
53. State in northeastern India.
57. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
58. English monk and scholar (672-735).
62. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
63. Being six more than fifty.
64. Refuse to acknowledge.
66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
67. A yearning for something or to do something.
68. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
69. A master's degree in business.
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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
3. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
4. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
5. No longer active or practicing.
6. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
7. French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923).
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. An African river.
12. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
20. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
28. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
34. Jordan's port.
36. Type genus of the Majidae.
37. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
39. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
40. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
46. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
49. An expression of approval and commendation.
50. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
51. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1.
52. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
53. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
54. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork.
55. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
56. God of death.
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
61. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
65. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
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