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1. A neutral middle vowel.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
16. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
18. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
20. A New England state.
21. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
22. In bed.
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
26. A young woman making her debut into society.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A Hindu prince or king in India.
33. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
38. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A boy or man.
49. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
50. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
52. A man who courts a woman.
53. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
54. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
55. Humble request for help.
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1. A thin strip (wood or metal).
2. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.
3. Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat.
4. Jordan's port.
5. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A stiff straw hat with a flat crown.
8. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
9. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
17. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A bachelor's degree in science.
31. A son who has the same first name as his father.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
35. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
37. The twelfth month of the civil year.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
43. Uttering in an irritated tone.
44. American novelist (1909-1955).
45. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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