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1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
5. A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle.
10. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
13. The basic unit of money in Iran.
14. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
15. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
16. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
17. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
18. Any of various units of capacity.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
24. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
25. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
28. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
30. Before noon.
32. A person who is not very bright.
33. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
38. Remote in manner.
40. A light touch or stroke.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. A native-born Israeli.
49. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
52. African hunting dog.
55. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
56. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
57. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
60. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
61. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
62. Conducive to peace.
64. A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.
65. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
66. Advance evidence for.
67. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
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1. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
2. World's longest river (4187 miles).
3. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
6. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
7. A port city in southwestern Iran.
8. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
9. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
11. A church associated with a monastery or convent.
12. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges.
20. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
21. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
22. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
26. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
27. A compact mass.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A master's degree in business.
35. Lower in esteem.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers.
40. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
43. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
44. Owning or consisting of land or real estate.
46. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A support that steadies or strengthens something else.
50. (Roman mythology) The twin brother of Romulus.
51. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
53. Noisy talk.
54. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
58. (Babylonian) The sky god.
59. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
63. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
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