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1. Standard temperature and pressure.
4. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
8. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
14. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
16. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
18. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
20. God of justice.
21. Divulge information or secrets.
24. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
27. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
28. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
32. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
34. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
36. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. A radioactive transuranic element.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. Characteristic of a mob.
52. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
53. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
54. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
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1. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
2. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
3. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
4. An uproarious party.
5. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
6. That is to say.
7. A fraudulent business scheme.
8. The act of giving temporary assistance.
9. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
10. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
19. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
29. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
30. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
40. Very dark black.
41. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. A dry cold north wind in SE France.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. The cry made by sheep.
47. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
48. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. Being one more than one.
51. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
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