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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
11. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
12. European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills.
13. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
14. 10 grams.
15. A group of countries in special alliance.
17. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
18. By bad luck.
20. Not only so, but.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. A professional cook.
28. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
29. The face or front of a building.
32. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. An associate degree in nursing.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
51. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
52. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
5. A friendly nation.
6. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. A light touch or stroke.
9. Jordan's port.
10. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
16. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
23. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
27. The last (12th) month of the year.
30. An informal term for a father.
31. A master's degree in business.
35. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A Russian river.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
40. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
42. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A flexible container with a single opening.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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