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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
14. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
15. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
16. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. An associate degree in applied science.
22. A light touch or stroke.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
30. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
32. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
33. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
37. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
48. Divulge information or secrets.
49. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. The cry made by sheep.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
4. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
5. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
6. A small cake leavened with yeast.
7. Inability to walk.
8. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
21. The basic unit of money in Macao.
23. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
27. Tag the base runner to get him out.
28. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
29. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
31. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
34. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
40. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
41. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
42. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
44. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
46. Having leadership guidance.
50. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
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