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1 ancient Jewish record keepers or professional theologians; jurists 7 deprive of free speech 10 revive / reconfirm 11 after the manner of 14 primitive 16 extreme fear 18 a highly seasoned Italian sausage often garlic-flavored 19 greatly distressing 21 bond / board 22 chief monetary units of several Latin American countries and of the Philippines 24 extraterrestrial 26 small arm of the sea, lake, river 29 remote 30 injection of liquid into the rectum for cleansing or as purgative 32 a machine for sowing seeds 34 ‘stab on the back’ 35 British for ‘thanks’ 36 anent 37 (chem) argon 38 preposition 39 out-and-out / notorious 42 pay attention 45 jumbled letters to read ‘sends’ 46 points / parts 49 take effect 50 ‘_ _ and behold’ 51 a set of rooms in a hotel / entourage 53 printer’s measure 54 jumbled letters to read ‘clears’ 56 pressing 59 stenographers 60 more needy 61 turn over and spread out grass, hay, or straw to dry 62 fertile spot in the desert where water is found 64 cunning / crafty 65 walks with long firm steps

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2 confine narrowly 3 easing / assistance 4 preposition 5 gambler / speculator 6 large water pitchers 7 global positioning system 8 land suitable for plowing and crop production 9 golden 11 silvery white 12 hang around 13 part of a circumference of a circle or any curve 15 pa’s mate 17 Egyptian sun god 20 remote 23 South America 25 a stabbing blade attachable to the muzzle of a rifle 27 comes close 28 sea birds related to the gulls 30 frightening 31 (British) slang for mother 33 soften flax, hemp by soaking or by exposure to moisture 34 balance 40 narrate 41 worshipped 43 scoffs / ridicules 44 an artificial underground passage through a hill or under a road 46 any of the several small heavenly objects in the milky way that emit radio pulses at regular intervals 47 musical note 48 slow-witted 51 move quickly / hurry 52 corroded 54 established 55 (chem) tin 57 depart / leave 58 attempt / essay 63 musical note