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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
8. Tag the base runner to get him out.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Loose or flaccid body fat.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
15. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The capital of Bahrain.
24. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. The cry made by sheep.
46. Used in combination to denote the middle.
48. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
50. The month following January and preceding March.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
52. God of love and erotic desire.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. A radioactive transuranic element.
5. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
8. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
23. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. A state in northwestern North America.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
37. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
38. Derive or receive pleasure from.
39. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. (British slang) Cafe.
41. In bed.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A doctor's degree in religion.
49. Before noon.
50. Before noon.
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