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1. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
5. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
9. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
13. Not only so, but.
14. A city in northwestern Syria.
15. An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
16. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
17. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
18. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown.
19. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
28. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
33. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
35. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
37. The capital of Croatia.
38. A state in northwestern North America.
40. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
44. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
48. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
50. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
53. A port city in southwestern Iran.
57. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
58. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
61. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
62. One thousandth of a second.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Having leadership guidance.
66. Any branch of Shinto other than Kokka.
67. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
68. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
2. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
3. Type genus of the Ranidae.
4. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
5. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
8. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
9. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
10. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
27. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
29. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
30. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
31. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
32. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
46. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
47. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
51. A wound made by cutting.
52. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
54. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
55. In bed.
56. A quantity of no importance.
59. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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