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1. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
4. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
9. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
15. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
16. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
17. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
18. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
19. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
21. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
23. Being ten more than thirty.
24. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
26. A theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus).
28. Half the width of an em.
29. God of love and erotic desire.
31. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
34. Wearing or provided with clothing.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
38. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
39. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
41. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
43. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
47. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
51. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
55. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
59. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
60. Any competition.
62. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
63. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
64. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
66. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
67. An honorary degree in science.
68. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
69. Type genus of the Suidae.
70. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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2. Of or relating to or involving an area.
3. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
4. United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970).
5. An elaborate song for solo voice.
6. A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services.
7. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
8. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages.
10. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
11. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
12. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
20. In bed.
22. Jordan's port.
25. Jordan's port.
27. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
30. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
32. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
33. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
35. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. Having been read.
44. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
46. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
47. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
49. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
50. English monk and scholar (672-735).
52. Of or relating to near the ear.
53. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
54. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
56. By bad luck.
57. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
58. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
65. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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