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1. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
4. A native or inhabitant of Slovakia.
10. (Babylonian) The sky god.
13. A doctor's degree in education.
14. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
15. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
16. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
17. An island republic on the island of Iceland.
19. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
20. Jordan's port.
22. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
23. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
26. The second largest city in Tunisia.
28. Of or relating to the process of hearing.
32. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
36. A telegram sent abroad.
39. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
40. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. A branch of the Tai languages.
45. A doctor's degree in optometry.
46. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
50. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
53. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
57. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore.
60. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
62. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
63. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
64. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
67. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
68. A state of southwestern India.
69. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
4. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. Kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting.
7. A small overnight bag for short trips.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
10. A public promotion of some product or service.
11. Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979).
12. Goddess of dawn.
18. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
21. Soft creamy white cheese.
24. Jordan's port.
25. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
30. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
31. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
35. A genus of Ploceidae.
37. A boy or man.
38. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
41. 100 fen equal 1 yuan.
44. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
47. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
48. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
51. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
52. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
54. Make anew.
55. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
56. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
58. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
59. God of love and erotic desire.
61. An associate degree in applied science.
65. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
66. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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