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1. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
4. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
13. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
14. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
15. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
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.
20. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. 10 grams.
31. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
32. A flexible container with a single opening.
33. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
34. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
38. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
52. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
53. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
54. The cry made by sheep.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
56. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. One millionth of a gram.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
6. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
7. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A state in New England.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A town in southwestern Idaho.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
48. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
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