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1. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
5. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
10. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
13. The first light of day.
14. Jordan's port.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
18. Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs.
20. A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin.
22. Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. The fifth day of the week.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
34. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
36. An associate degree in applied science.
39. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
41. City in Sudan.
43. Cause to be embarrassed.
45. Lac purified by heating and filtering.
47. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
48. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
49. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
60. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
61. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
62. Deprived of parents by death or desertion.
64. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
65. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
66. A large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
67. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
68. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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1. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
2. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
3. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
4. Half the width of an em.
5. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
6. A state in northwestern North America.
7. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
10. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
11. A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia).
12. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
17. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Again but in a new or different way.
37. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. An enclosed space.
40. French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893).
41. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
42. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
44. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
46. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
50. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
51. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
56. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
58. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
59. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
63. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
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