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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
5. The bill in a restaurant.
8. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
11. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
12. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
13. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
14. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
19. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. An informal term for a father.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
32. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
35. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
36. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
38. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
49. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
51. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
52. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. The cry made by sheep.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
4. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
5. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. A large fleet.
7. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
8. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
20. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
33. A young woman making her debut into society.
34. In truth (often tends to intensify).
37. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
39. In bed.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
42. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
47. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
48. A doctor's degree in religion.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
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