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1. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
5. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
10. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. Very attentive or observant.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
17. Found along western Atlantic coast.
18. The cry made by sheep.
19. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
20. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Having leadership guidance.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A large number or amount.
32. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
36. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
37. A lack of vitality.
39. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
40. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
41. Chipmunks of eastern North America.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
45. French artist who immigrated to the United States.
50. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
54. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
55. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. A kind of person.
60. Treat with contempt.
61. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
62. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
63. Submerged freshwater perennials.
64. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
2. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
3. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
5. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. The capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan.
8. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
9. English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901).
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
11. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
24. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
26. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
27. Fallow deer.
29. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
30. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
34. English film actress (1913-1967).
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. (Old Testament) The son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac.
39. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
40. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
44. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
46. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
47. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
48. A French abbot.
49. A member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast.
50. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
51. Framework for holding objects.
52. A slender double-reed instrument.
53. A quantity of no importance.
56. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
57. (informal) Of the highest quality.
58. A bachelor's degree in science.
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