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1. A French abbot.
5. An enclosed space.
8. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
15. (Babylonian) The sky god.
16. The basic unit of money in Albania.
17. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
19. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
21. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
22. Extremely pleasing.
23. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
32. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
38. A medium to dark brownish yellow color.
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
46. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
51. A European river.
52. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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1. A primeval personification of air and breath.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An unofficial association of people or groups.
4. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
7. Any taillike structure.
8. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
18. A light touch or stroke.
20. A port city in southwestern Iran.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
35. Incapable of or resistant to bending.
36. Affect with wonder.
37. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
39. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
40. With no effort to conceal.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
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