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1. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
13. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
14. A port city in southwestern Iran.
15. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. Cut in half or cut in two.
18. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
19. (trademark) An antacid.
22. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
24. Made of fir or pine.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Noisy talk.
32. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
35. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
36. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
41. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
43. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
44. A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
47. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
49. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
51. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
55. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
58. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. A pass between mountain peaks.
60. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
62. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
63. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
64. (used of certain religious orders) Barefoot or wearing only sandals.
65. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
2. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
3. Someone who delivers coal.
4. Small room on a ship or boat where people sleep.
5. City recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast.
6. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
7. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
8. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
10. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
11. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
12. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
20. A Scottish word.
21. Common Indian weaverbird.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
27. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
30. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
31. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. Fallow deer.
38. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
39. A female bartender.
42. God of love and erotic desire.
45. A telegram sent abroad.
46. A province in north-central China.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
52. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
57. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
61. An associate degree in nursing.
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