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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania.
10. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
17. A genus of Indriidae.
18. Noisy talk.
19. A larval frog or toad.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. A boy or man.
25. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
27. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
28. One thousandth of a second.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. Unwisely talking too much.
38. Of or relating to Fabianism.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. Type genus of the Apidae.
46. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
49. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
53. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
56. A notable achievement.
57. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
60. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
63. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
64. An associate degree in applied science.
65. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
66. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Petty quarrel.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
6. (British) A ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage.
7. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
9. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
10. Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981).
11. Squash bugs.
12. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
20. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
21. A doctor's degree in optometry.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
30. A decree that prohibits something.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
35. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A soft silvery metallic element.
39. Lacking a bib.
40. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
41. A light touch or stroke.
44. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
45. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
47. A Russian river.
48. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
50. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
54. The capital of Western Samoa.
55. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
56. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
58. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
59. The cry made by sheep.
61. Before noon.
62. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
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