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1. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
4. Of or belonging to an aecium.
10. Not reflecting light.
13. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
14. The state that precedes vomiting.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Any plant of the genus Erica.
18. A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
19. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
20. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
21. The capital of Switzerland.
23. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
25. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
27. The cry made by sheep.
33. A permanent council of the United Nations.
37. A tight-fitting headdress.
39. Seed of a pea plant.
40. An island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
48. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
52. An associate degree in nursing.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
55. On a beach.
57. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
61. Jordan's port.
62. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
65. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
66. An informal term for a father.
67. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A squeaking sound.
2. Light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity).
3. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. Small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead.
7. A river in southeastern France.
8. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
9. A local computer network for communication between computers.
10. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
17. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
22. With no effort to conceal.
24. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
26. A genus of Ploceidae.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
30. A small drink.
31. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
32. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
34. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
35. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
36. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. Related to or located at the back.
47. Lower in esteem.
48. In operation or operational.
49. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
50. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
53. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
54. An associate degree in nursing.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
58. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
59. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
60. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
63. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
64. A public promotion of some product or service.
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