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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Any federal law-enforcement officer.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. (informal) A bunch.
14. An affirmative.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. An informal term for a father.
23. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
25. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
36. The cry made by sheep.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. Type genus of the Gavidae.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. An associate degree in applied science.
49. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
52. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
53. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
54. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Extremely pleasing.
5. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
6. A light touch or stroke.
7. An honorary degree in science.
8. Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
21. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
22. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
24. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. A state in midwestern United States.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
30. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Very dark black.
40. South African term for `boss'.
42. Characteristic of false pride.
43. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
44. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
51. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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