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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
7. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
11. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
16. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
17. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
18. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
30. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
32. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
54. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
55. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
56. Not only so, but.
57. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
58. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
59. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
60. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
2. Denuded of leaves.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
8. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
24. A light touch or stroke.
26. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
33. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. A bachelor's degree in religion.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. Very dark black.
44. South African term for `boss'.
45. Common Indian weaverbird.
46. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
47. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
48. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
52. (British) Informal term for information.
53. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
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