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1. A rapid bustling commotion.
4. Perversely irritable.
10. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
13. God of the earth.
14. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
17. Aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative.
18. South African term for `boss'.
19. Common Indian weaverbird.
21. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
23. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
32. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
36. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. Malevolent aspect of Devi.
44. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
45. The compass point that is one point west of northwest.
48. Range of what one can know or understand.
49. Forced to turn and face attackers.
53. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
55. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
57. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
61. Not in action or at work.
62. Largest known toad species.
66. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
67. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
69. On or toward the lee.
70. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
71. The sixth month of the civil year.
72. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Jordan's port.
2. Vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments.
3. Be obedient to.
4. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
5. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
6. Type genus of the Apidae.
7. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
8. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
9. A Loloish language.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
11. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
12. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
20. (informal) Of the highest quality.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. In bed.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.
34. A French abbot.
35. The first light of day.
37. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
44. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A decree that prohibits something.
50. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
51. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
52. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
54. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
55. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
56. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
58. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
59. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
60. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
63. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
64. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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