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1. A fastener for a door or lid.
5. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
8. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
11. A Loloish language.
12. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
13. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
14. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
15. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
21. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
22. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
23. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. Extremely pleasing.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
35. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
38. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
42. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
43. Set down according to a plan.
47. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
48. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
49. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
50. 32nd President of the United States.
51. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.
52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
53. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
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1. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
2. Jordan's port.
3. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
4. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
5. German composer of operas (1714-1787).
6. An associate degree in applied science.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. How long something has existed.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
26. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
28. (trademark) An antacid.
30. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
40. Give over.
41. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
46. A young woman making her debut into society.
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