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1. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
4. (biology) Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones.
10. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
13. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
14. Of or like a cecum.
15. Goddess of fate.
16. The state of being unsure of something.
18. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
19. The cry made by sheep.
20. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. That is to say.
24. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
26. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
30. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
34. Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929).
37. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
40. An informal term for a father.
41. American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792).
45. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
48. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
52. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
55. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
56. A branch of the Tai languages.
57. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
59. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
62. A master's degree in business.
63. Term of address for a man.
64. United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981).
66. Tag the base runner to get him out.
67. The fatty flesh of eel.
68. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
70. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
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1. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
2. A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water.
3. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow.
4. A proportion multiplied by 100.
5. A state in midwestern United States.
6. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944).
7. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
8. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
9. Late time of life.
10. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
11. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
17. An oil port in southern Iraq.
22. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
25. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
27. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
28. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. Either extremity of something that has length.
32. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
35. Fiddler crabs.
36. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
42. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
43. Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.
44. An associate degree in applied science.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Verbal abuse.
48. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
49. A genus of Lamnidae.
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. Jordan's port.
53. Soft creamy white cheese.
54. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
58. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
60. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
61. The products of human creativity.
65. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
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