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1. The extreme end of something.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. A decree that prohibits something.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
14. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
16. Apple trees.
18. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
20. A native-born Israeli.
24. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
26. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
27. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
49. Any federal law-enforcement officer.
51. (informal) Exceptionally good.
52. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
54. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
55. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
3. Seed of a pea plant.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
6. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
7. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
8. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
9. An Asian river between China and Russia.
10. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
15. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. Of or relating to or involving an area.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
28. A doctor's degree in education.
29. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
30. Before noon.
32. The sixth month of the civil year.
34. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
39. In bed.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Affected manners intended to impress others.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
48. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
49. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
50. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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