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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
10. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
13. The habitation of wild animals.
14. Form or weave into a braid or braids.
15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
16. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
17. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. The month following July and preceding September.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. Rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force, as on a wave.
32. A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila.
36. Ask for and get free.
38. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
39. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
46. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
49. A blind god.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. Very dark black.
58. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
62. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
63. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
64. The basic unit of money in Macao.
67. A diagram or picture illustrating textual material.
68. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
69. A port city in southwestern Iran.
70. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
4. The unit of frequency.
5. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
6. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
7. The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. A state in New England.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
11. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
12. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
20. A vigorous blow.
22. A city in southeastern South Korea.
25. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
27. Having only superficial plausibility.
28. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
30. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
31. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. The basic unit of money on Malta.
34. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
35. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
37. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
45. An uproarious party.
47. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
48. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
50. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. (British slang) Cafe.
56. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
57. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
59. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
60. An accountant certified by the state.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
65. A public promotion of some product or service.
66. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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