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1. A covering to disguise or conceal the face.
5. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. American novelist (1909-1955).
12. An accountant certified by the state.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. An informal term for a father.
29. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
31. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
32. Divulge information or secrets.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
38. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. Unknown god.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
53. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
54. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
55. The act of scanning.
56. The cry made by sheep.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
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1. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
2. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
3. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
20. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. A light touch or stroke.
30. A master's degree in business.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A port city in southwestern Iran.
37. A Russian river.
39. Jordan's port.
40. Type genus of the Gavidae.
42. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
43. Take in solid food.
47. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
50. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
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