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1 venerated / hallowed / consecrated 6 to profane / to sully 13 microbe that thrives only in the presence of oxygen 16 mansion 17 ways of acting / behaving 19 soft murmuring sound of a dove 20 aries 23 paltry or trivial thing or amount 24 heights 25 periods in history 27 special aptitude or mental ability 30 Southeast 31 famous, long-winding river in Egypt 32 hires 34 written pronouncements / orders 37 jumbled letters to read ‘the human race / folks’ 38 entwines / spirals 40 orientals / filipinos 43 boredom 44 rotate again 45 expression 47 condescends / stoops 50 steplike part of in a mine 51 abate / recede 53 axes / cleaves 55 revolution per minute 56 regret 57 frightening 58 to spread out and dry manure / hay 59 on one side / away 62 JFK was assassinated in this Texas City (USA) 65 district attorney 66 folklore 68 brand 70 soak / wet thoroughly 71 complete piece of paper / leaf / page
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2 projection on a rotating part in machinery 3 harvest 4 eagle 5 make a gift of / bequeath 7 printer’s measure 8 musical note 9 1/12th of a foot 10 burglarizes 11 irregular, as if gnawed away 12 tranquil 14 to name / to call 15 jumbled letters to read ‘color of royalty’ 18 leading role / outstanding / excellet 21 dry 22 vindictiveness / hate 26 coming next after the first 28 loops formed in a rope 29 one who operates a typewriter 33 harbor used by ocean ships 35 prong 36 floodgate 39 breathed out heavily 41 clipped / arrested 42 jumbled letters to mean ‘atones / corrects’ 45 announce 46 one who exploits / takes advantage of 48 feminine name 49 dribbles / splatters 52 ecru 54 a Hebrew word interpreted as a blessing meaning ‘forever’ 60 a hideaway / a room for relaxation 61 enclosure 63 ‘ honest __ _ _ _’ 64 visualize 67 means ‘that is / ‘namely’ 69 military officer