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1. A vigorous blow.
5. Aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative.
10. An audiotape recording of sound.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. A tributary of the Rio Grande.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
17. An impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony.
18. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
19. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
21. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
23. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
28. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. A bachelor's degree in science.
37. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
39. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down.
41. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
43. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
44. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
45. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
47. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
51. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
54. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
58. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
61. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
62. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
64. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
65. A French abbot.
66. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
67. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
2. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
3. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
4. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
5. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
6. A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.
7. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
8. A medieval English villein.
9. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
10. An informal term for a father.
11. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. The time during which someone's life continues.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
29. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
30. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
31. In bed.
32. More or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first.
34. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
36. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
38. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
40. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
42. A local computer network for communication between computers.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. Squash bugs.
50. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
54. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
55. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
56. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
57. Young sheep.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
63. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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