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1. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. In bed.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
13. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
14. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
16. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
18. Call upon in supplication.
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
26. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
28. A Hindu prince or king in India.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. A young woman making her debut into society.
41. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. Tag the base runner to get him out.
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
49. Used of a single unit or thing.
50. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
52. A local computer network for communication between computers.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. Divulge information or secrets.
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1. A large indefinite number.
2. Being nothing more than specified.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
9. American civil rights worker in Mississippi.
10. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
15. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. God of death.
20. A flexible container with a single opening.
22. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
24. (informal) Exceptionally good.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
32. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
47. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
48. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
51. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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