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1. The month following August and preceding October.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
11. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
12. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
13. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
14. (informal) Of the highest quality.
16. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
17. God of wealth and love.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. 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).
29. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. French novelist.
39. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
40. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
46. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
49. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
50. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
51. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
52. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. A port in southwestern Scotland.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
3. Humble request for help.
4. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. An informal term for a father.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
10. Slightly wet.
15. The cry made by sheep.
18. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
26. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
32. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
34. Of or relating to or involving an area.
36. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
37. An orderly arrangement.
38. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
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.
45. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
47. Considerate and solicitous care.
48. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
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