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1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
12. Made of fir or pine.
13. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
14. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
15. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
17. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. Wood of a sumac.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Divulge information or secrets.
28. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
30. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
33. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
35. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
50. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
53. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Late time of life.
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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
4. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
5. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
6. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
7. By bad luck.
8. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
19. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
21. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
22. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
23. Half the width of an em.
24. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
40. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
41. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
42. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
47. The cry made by sheep.
48. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
51. An honorary degree in science.
52. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
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