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1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
4. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
12. An elaborate song for solo voice.
13. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
14. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
15. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
16. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. In bed.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
41. The sacred city of Lamaism.
45. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
48. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
51. Tag the base runner to get him out.
53. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
55. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
56. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
57. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
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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 high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
6. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
7. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A flexible container with a single opening.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
39. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
40. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
42. A loud raucous cry as of an awl.
43. A branch of the Tai languages.
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. A white trivalent metallic element.
52. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
54. An informal term for a father.
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