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1. Call upon in supplication.
4. A handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood.
10. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
13. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
14. Put into a rage.
15. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
16. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia.
18. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
20. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
21. The Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people.
23. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches.
29. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
30. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
34. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
41. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. Having been read.
43. Lean end of the neck.
45. A Loloish language.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
52. Type genus of the Gavidae.
56. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
57. Treated with contempt.
61. Slightly wet.
62. (informal) Roused to anger.
63. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
65. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
67. Of or relating to or toward the cheek.
68. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
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1. Colloquial American term for a town.
2. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
3. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
4. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
5. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
6. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
9. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
10. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
11. African mahogany trees.
12. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
17. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
19. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
22. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
24. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
27. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
28. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
32. An informal term for a father.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A periodic paperback publication.
38. (informal) Exceptionally good.
40. A state in midwestern United States.
44. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
53. Characteristic of false pride.
54. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
55. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
58. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
59. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
60. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
64. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
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