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1. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
5. An informal term for a father.
8. Not reflecting light.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
15. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
16. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
17. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
21. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
25. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
26. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
34. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
36. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
38. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
40. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
41. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
54. Black tropical American cuckoo.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
2. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
3. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
4. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
5. An uproarious party.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. The cry made by sheep.
22. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
24. A bachelor's degree in religion.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
28. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. God of death.
33. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
35. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
37. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
39. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
42. A sudden short attack.
43. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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