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1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
8. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
11. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
20. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
22. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
23. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. French novelist.
30. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
36. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
37. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
50. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
57. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
58. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
59. The cry made by sheep.
60. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
61. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
2. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
3. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
4. An honorary degree in science.
5. (informal) Of the highest quality.
6. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
7. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
8. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol.
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
21. How long something has existed.
24. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
31. A doctor's degree in religion.
32. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
40. (informal) Of the highest quality.
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. A sudden short attack.
48. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
53. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
54. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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