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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
5. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. A Russian river.
15. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
16. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
17. Money in the form of bills or coins.
18. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
19. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
22. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
23. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
30. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. Any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers.
38. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793).
48. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
52. Earlier a god.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
58. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
59. A transmission line for high-frequency signals.
60. Jordan's port.
61. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
2. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
3. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. Made of fir or pine.
7. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
8. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
9. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
10. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
11. A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process.
12. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
20. Colloquial British abbreviation.
21. Informal terms for a mother.
24. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. An associate degree in applied science.
27. English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723).
28. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
29. A kiln for drying hops.
31. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
33. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
34. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
36. The cry made by sheep.
39. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
45. A genus of European owls.
46. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
50. An informal term for a father.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
57. Unknown god.
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