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1. A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.
5. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. A rapid bustling commotion.
11. On or toward the lee.
12. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
13. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
14. Divulge information or secrets.
15. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
16. Used of a single unit or thing.
17. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
33. Jordan's port.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. African mahogany trees.
42. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
47. Muslim name for God.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
52. Type genus of the Majidae.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
54. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
2. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
3. Lacking excess flesh.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. Of surpassing excellence.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
23. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
26. A state in northwestern North America.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. Common Indian weaverbird.
35. Type genus of the Tupaia.
40. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
41. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
42. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. An informal term for a father.
45. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. A master's degree in fine arts.
50. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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