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1. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
11. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
12. The cry made by sheep.
13. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
14. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
16. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
18. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
19. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
20. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
22. An awkward stupid person.
24. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
25. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
27. In bed.
29. An expression of greeting.
31. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
33. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
45. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
47. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
51. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
52. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
2. Squash bugs.
3. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
4. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
8. A state in northwestern North America.
9. Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs.
10. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
23. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
28. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
30. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
36. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
37. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
40. Type genus of the Anatidae.
41. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
44. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
48. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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