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1. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
5. A student who studies excessively.
10. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
14. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
15. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
16. Lacking excess flesh.
17. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
18. Jordan's port.
20. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
22. A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.
23. A genus of Ploceidae.
25. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
29. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
30. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
33. Any thick messy substance.
34. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. An elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position.
45. A scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco).
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
48. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
54. A decree that prohibits something.
56. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
57. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
63. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
64. (used with `with' or in combination) Covered by or as if by something scattered over or on.
66. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
67. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
68. A genus of Sterninae.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Combining form.
2. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
3. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
4. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
5. The mother of your father or mother.
6. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
7. Someone who cuts and delivers ice.
8. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
9. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
10. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
11. A small cake leavened with yeast.
12. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
19. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
21. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. A person who is not very bright.
28. A person who acts and gets things done.
31. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
32. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
35. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
36. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
39. English monk and scholar (672-735).
40. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
42. Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.
43. Argentine guerrilla leader who played an important role in the Cuban revolution under Fidel Castro (1928-1967).
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
52. The face of a timepiece.
53. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
58. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
60. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
61. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
65. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
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