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1. A humorous anecdote or remark.
4. Fallow deer.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
12. Not only so, but.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A decree that prohibits something.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
27. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
28. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
33. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
35. (informal) Of the highest quality.
37. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
42. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
46. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
50. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. 10 grams.
54. Advanced in years.
55. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
2. Jordan's port.
3. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
6. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
7. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. In bed.
20. Used of a single unit or thing.
22. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
29. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
30. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
31. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
32. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
34. A motley assortment of things.
36. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
39. A quantity of no importance.
40. The face of a timepiece.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
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