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1. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
4. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
10. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
13. A doctor's degree in education.
14. A port city in southwestern Iran.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
18. The fatty flesh of eel.
19. Jordan's port.
21. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
23. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
25. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
26. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
29. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
30. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
34. Of or relating to or supporting Romanism.
37. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
39. The seventh and last day of the week.
40. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
44. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
46. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
47. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
51. South American cavy.
55. Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.
56. A member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska.
59. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock.
63. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
64. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
65. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
66. Goddess of fate.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
4. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. German conductor (1876-1962).
7. The sixth month of the civil year.
8. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
9. Black tropical American cuckoo.
10. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
20. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
22. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
24. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
27. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
28. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
31. An associate degree in applied science.
32. A master's degree in business.
33. Take in solid food.
35. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
36. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.
43. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
44. Cause to change.
45. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
48. (Babylonian) God of fire.
49. A theatrical performer.
50. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
52. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
53. Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and to have pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441).
54. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
57. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
58. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
62. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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