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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. Not reflecting light.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
15. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
16. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. The last (12th) month of the year.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
30. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
32. The cry made by sheep.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
36. A state in southeastern United States.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. An accidental happening.
48. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
49. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
50. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
51. How long something has existed.
52. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
53. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
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1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Jordan's port.
5. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
6. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
7. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
22. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
33. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
39. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
40. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
41. A Hindu prince or king in India.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
45. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
47. Towards the side away from the wind.
48. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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