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1. A master's degree in fine arts.
4. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
8. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
11. A resource.
12. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
13. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. Step on it.
17. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
18. God of love and erotic desire.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
20. Fallow deer.
21. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
33. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
35. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
37. The eleventh month of the civil year.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
45. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. A covering to disguise or conceal the face.
2. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
3. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
4. An honorary degree in science.
5. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
10. The capital of Western Samoa.
15. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. American novelist (1909-1955).
26. Any of various units of capacity.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A state in midwestern United States.
32. Type genus of the Anhimidae.
34. A genus of Indriidae.
36. A flexible container with a single opening.
38. English monk and scholar (672-735).
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A Mid-Atlantic state.
41. Type genus of the Anatidae.
42. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
44. An informal term for a father.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
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