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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.
10. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
13. A manner of performance.
14. United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891).
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
18. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
19. An enclosed space.
20. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
21. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
22. Leafless East Indian vine.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. The striking of one body against another.
28. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
31. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
35. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
36. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
46. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
47. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
52. Extremely pleasing.
55. The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.
56. Range of what one can know or understand.
59. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
61. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
64. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
65. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
66. In bed.
67. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
68. Again but in a new or different way.
69. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
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1. Distant in either space or time.
2. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
3. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
6. A person of subnormal intelligence.
7. Place in a grave or tomb.
8. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
9. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
10. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
11. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
17. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
27. Seed of a pea plant.
29. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
30. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
34. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
40. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
41. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
42. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
43. Surround so as to force to give up.
44. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
51. Jordan's port.
52. Before noon.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
58. A quantity of no importance.
60. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
62. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
63. An informal term for a father.
64. A branch of the Tai languages.
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