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1. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
4. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
24. South American cavy.
28. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
31. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment.
32. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
33. An enclosed space.
34. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
37. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A state in northwestern North America.
40. A telegram sent abroad.
44. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
47. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
48. An accountant certified by the state.
49. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. Being six more than fifty.
53. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
3. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
4. A person forced to flee from home or country.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
19. A republic in central Europe.
21. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
23. An associate degree in applied science.
25. An informal term for a father.
26. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
35. Jordan's port.
36. An audiotape recording of sound.
38. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
41. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
42. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
43. English essayist (1775-1834).
45. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
46. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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