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1. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
4. Covered with scabs.
10. A human limb.
13. (informal) Of the highest quality.
14. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods.
15. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
16. A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC.
18. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. Capable of being influenced or formed.
22. Wet through and through.
24. A New England state.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
27. Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs.
34. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
36. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound.
37. The eleventh month of the civil year.
38. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
40. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
41. Anything that serves as an enticement.
44. An informal term for a father.
48. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
49. A boy or man.
52. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
54. The termination of a relationship.
57. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
61. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
62. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
66. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
67. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
69. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
70. A decree that prohibits something.
71. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
72. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
2. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
3. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
4. The act of scanning.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. The residue that remains when something is burned.
7. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
8. Favoring one person or side over another.
9. Disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals.
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
11. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
12. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
17. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
21. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
23. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
28. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
29. Late time of life.
30. A Russian river.
31. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
32. (prefix) Outside or outer.
33. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
35. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. Someone who cuts and delivers ice.
43. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. A large fleet.
50. Jordan's port.
51. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
55. Type genus of the Ranidae.
56. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
58. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
63. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
64. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
68. Before noon.
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