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1. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
5. Any of various units of capacity.
8. A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
13. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
14. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
15. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
16. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A city in northern India.
23. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
26. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
29. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
48. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
49. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
50. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
51. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
52. An associate degree in applied science.
53. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Take in solid food.
4. Jordan's port.
5. Divulge information or secrets.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
8. A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline.
9. Relating to or near the ulna.
10. City in Sudan.
19. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
20. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. A person forced to flee from home or country.
25. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
27. A master's degree in business.
28. A flexible container with a single opening.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. United States abolitionist (1786-1865).
33. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
38. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
44. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
47. (informal) Of the highest quality.
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