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1. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
4. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
10. The sign language used in the United States.
13. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
14. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. An annual award for outstanding achievements in television.
19. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. Relating to or suggesting swine.
23. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. The content of cognition.
35. The sixth day of the week.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. A Russian river.
41. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
42. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
45. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
46. (informal) Of the highest quality.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
54. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
57. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
59. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
62. An informal term for a father.
63. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
64. A genus of Indriidae.
66. Chief port of Yemen.
68. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
69. A telegram sent abroad.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
2. English monk and scholar (672-735).
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Jordan's port.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
7. An inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another.
8. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
9. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
10. God of fire.
11. The act of scanning.
12. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
17. Greek mythology.
22. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
24. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
27. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
28. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
30. Top part of an apron.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. The highest level or degree attainable.
33. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
36. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
37. Divulge information or secrets.
39. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
43. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
44. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
49. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
50. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
53. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
54. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
55. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
56. Type genus of the Ranidae.
58. An enclosed space.
60. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
61. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
65. A state in the eastern United States.
67. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
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