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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
13. A light touch or stroke.
14. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
15. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
16. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
17. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
18. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
19. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
20. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
21. Any seed plant yielding balsam.
25. A French abbot.
28. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. The month following July and preceding September.
34. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
36. An honorary law degree.
40. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
41. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
42. God of wealth and love.
43. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. By bad luck.
49. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
56. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
59. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
60. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
61. A woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit.
62. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
63. The longest division of geological time.
64. Serving to set in motion.
65. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
3. A bachelor's degree in library science.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
5. A large fleet.
6. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
8. A city and port in northern Jutland.
9. Of or relating to or supporting Islamism.
10. Squash bugs.
11. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
12. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. Attack with teargas.
24. Any taillike structure.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
27. Any of various units of capacity.
29. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
30. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
31. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
37. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. (Hinduism) Term of respect for a Brahmin sage.
40. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
44. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
45. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
46. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
50. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
51. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
52. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
54. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
55. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
57. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
58. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
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