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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
5. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
14. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
16. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
21. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
22. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
24. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
31. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
32. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. A master's degree in business.
36. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
39. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. Jordan's port.
46. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
49. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
50. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. A state in northwestern North America.
5. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
6. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
7. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
8. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Type genus of the Anatidae.
15. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
18. The cry made by sheep.
20. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
25. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
28. The widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic.
29. A soft silvery metallic element.
30. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
33. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
35. Tag the base runner to get him out.
37. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
38. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. In bed.
42. With no effort to conceal.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
48. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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