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1. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
4. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
9. In the Roman calendar.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
15. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
16. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
17. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
18. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
19. A small skullcap.
21. A republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa).
23. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
26. A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.
29. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
33. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
35. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
36. Half the width of an em.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. A state in northwestern North America.
51. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
54. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
56. In bed.
58. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
62. Using speech rather than writing.
63. Widely known and esteemed.
66. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
67. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
68. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
3. Lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands.
4. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
5. A shape that sags.
6. Used of a single unit or thing.
7. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
8. Regional and archaic.
9. Take in, also metaphorically.
10. Material used to daub walls.
11. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
12. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
20. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
22. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
28. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. The month following October and preceding December.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
38. The cry made by sheep.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
42. Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves.
46. A telegram sent abroad.
48. German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia (1868-1934).
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
52. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
53. A doctor's degree in religion.
55. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
57. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
59. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
64. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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