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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. Of southern Europe.
7. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
13. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. A quantity of no importance.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
25. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
28. A young woman making her debut into society.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. God of wealth and love.
45. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
47. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
49. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
51. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. The part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. How long something has existed.
5. A fraudulent business scheme.
6. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
7. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. Father of the storm gods Marut.
10. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. 1/10 gram.
26. A state in midwestern United States.
27. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
29. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
32. A port city in southwestern Iran.
34. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
37. A genus of Ploceidae.
38. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
44. The sixth month of the civil year.
46. (informal) Of the highest quality.
48. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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