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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A master's degree in library science.
8. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
11. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. An associate degree in applied science.
14. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. The seed of the cereal grass.
18. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. 10 grams.
25. A New England state.
27. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
28. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
30. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
31. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
33. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
43. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
44. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
50. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
51. A doctor's degree in education.
52. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
53. The cry made by sheep.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. English monk and scholar (672-735).
3. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
4. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
5. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
6. A human limb.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. One thousandth of a second.
15. Relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation.
19. Gone by.
21. (chemistry) Being or containing an acid.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
29. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
32. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
34. Lower in esteem.
35. Either extremity of something that has length.
36. Any plant of the genus Erica.
37. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
39. In bed.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. Any of various units of capacity.
47. A person's brother or sister.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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