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1. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
4. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
9. Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object.
13. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
14. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
16. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
18. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
19. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
21. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
22. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
24. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
31. Make less active or intense.
35. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
36. 1/10 gram.
37. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
38. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
42. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
45. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
48. Of or at or relating to an anode.
50. An associate degree in applied science.
52. (of linens or clothes) Smoothed with a hot iron.
56. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
57. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
61. Capital of Armenia.
63. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
64. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
66. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
3. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
4. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
5. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
6. Situated at an apex.
7. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
8. Type genus of the Anatidae.
9. A loose cloak with a hood.
10. The capital of Western Samoa.
11. Hit hard.
12. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
17. Largest known toad species.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. A loose robe.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. The cry made by sheep.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. An account describing incidents or events.
34. English essayist (1775-1834).
39. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
40. Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.
41. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
43. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
46. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
47. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
49. A particular environment or walk of life.
51. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. A quantity of no importance.
54. Very dark black.
55. An informal term for a father.
58. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
62. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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