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1. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
7. Loose or flaccid body fat.
11. 10 grams.
12. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
13. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. Informal terms for a mother.
17. Seed of a pea plant.
18. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
20. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Wood of a sumac.
25. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
30. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
33. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
34. A flexible container with a single opening.
35. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
38. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
45. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
48. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
49. The second larges of the four main islands of Japan.
51. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
52. The habitation of wild animals.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. American Revolutionary patriot.
2. Found along western Atlantic coast.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
7. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
8. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. Divulge information or secrets.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
23. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
24. A telegram sent abroad.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
36. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility.
40. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
41. God of love and erotic desire.
42. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
43. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. An awkward stupid person.
50. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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