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1. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
12. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
13. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
14. Jordan's port.
16. A public promotion of some product or service.
18. A master's degree in business.
19. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
20. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
23. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
26. The capital of Croatia.
28. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
31. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
32. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
34. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
46. A young woman making her debut into society.
47. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
48. God of the underworld.
49. A rapid bustling commotion.
50. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
51. (informal) Of the highest quality.
52. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
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1. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
2. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
3. A low heavy horsecart without sides.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. An uproarious party.
8. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Type genus of the Anatidae.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
21. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
22. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
24. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
25. A state of southwestern India.
27. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
29. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
30. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
33. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
35. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
36. Lower in esteem.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
42. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
43. Of southern Europe.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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