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1. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
4. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
8. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
11. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
12. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
13. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
14. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
16. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
17. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
18. Flat and uninspiring.
19. By bad luck.
21. A state in northwestern North America.
22. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
26. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. Ludicrously odd.
32. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
38. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
45. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
46. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
49. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
50. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
52. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
53. How long something has existed.
54. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
55. 16 ounces.
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1. Important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor.
2. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
3. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
4. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
5. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
6. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. The airforce of Great Britain.
9. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
10. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
15. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
30. A state in midwestern United States.
31. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
34. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
36. Any plant of the genus Erica.
39. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. A French abbot.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. South African term for `boss'.
47. The month following July and preceding September.
48. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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