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1. Advanced in years.
5. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
10. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
13. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
14. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
15. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
16. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
18. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
21. Have confidence or faith in.
23. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
30. An honorary arts degree.
31. A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
34. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.
35. An awkward stupid person.
37. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
38. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
41. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. Cause to agonize.
46. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
49. Lower in esteem.
52. Characterized by emotion.
56. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
58. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
59. A cgs unit of work or energy.
60. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
62. Long and light rowing boat.
63. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
64. Wool of the alpaca.
65. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. A fit of shivering.
2. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
3. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A special loved one.
5. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
6. Incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974.
7. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
8. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. Especially one side of a leaf.
12. Indicating the most important performer or role.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. The basic unit of money in Albania.
24. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
25. Small North American finch seen chiefly in winter.
28. The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries.
29. Fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment.
31. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
32. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. An informal term for a father.
36. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
39. Squash bugs.
40. The residue that remains when something is burned.
43. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
44. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
45. Take in solid food.
47. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
48. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion.
50. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
53. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
54. Characteristic of false pride.
55. At or constituting a border or edge.
57. An official at a baseball game.
61. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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