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1. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
4. A state of extreme dishonor.
10. Of southern Europe.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
18. Occurring widely (as to many people).
19. Tag the base runner to get him out.
20. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
22. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
34. A person forced to flee from home or country.
37. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
41. An informal term for a father.
42. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. Supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of Vishnu.
52. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
56. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
57. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
61. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
62. A decree that prohibits something.
63. A port and tourist center in southwestern Italy.
64. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
65. Inquire about.
66. Inability to perceive written words.
67. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
2. Appeal or request earnestly.
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
5. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. A master's degree in library science.
9. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
10. God of fire.
11. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
12. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
17. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
21. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
23. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
27. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
29. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
30. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
31. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
33. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
35. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
43. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
45. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
46. Obvious and dull.
47. Informal terms for a mother.
48. An oil port in southern Iraq.
50. Type genus of the Anatidae.
51. Very fertile.
53. Framework for holding objects.
54. A slender double-reed instrument.
55. A quantity of no importance.
58. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
59. Roman goddess of night.
60. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
61. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
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