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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
5. Someone new to a field or activity.
9. (British slang) An absolute certainty.
13. English essayist (1775-1834).
14. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
15. The capital of Western Samoa.
16. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
17. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
18. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
19. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
21. Release from a spell.
23. Being the only one.
25. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
26. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Sour or bitter in taste.
33. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. Seed of a pea plant.
38. A city in east central Texas.
43. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
44. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
45. God of love and erotic desire.
47. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
49. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
52. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
56. Disposed of as useless.
57. Capable of being added or added to.
59. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
60. Exultantly proud and joyful.
63. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
64. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
66. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
4. A South American river.
5. A doctor's degree in theology.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
7. A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
8. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
9. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
10. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
11. The basic unit of money in Iran.
12. Great in vertical dimension.
20. Loose or flaccid body fat.
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
24. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
27. Divulge information or secrets.
30. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
31. A large quantity of written matter.
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
36. A visual presentation showing how something works.
39. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
40. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
41. A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.
42. Jordan's port.
46. Any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color.
47. Type genus of the Ranidae.
48. A genus of Ploceidae.
50. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
51. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. A French abbot.
54. A sudden very loud noise.
55. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
58. A young woman making her debut into society.
61. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
62. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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