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1. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
4. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
8. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
11. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
16. An advanced law degree.
17. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
18. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
24. An awkward stupid person.
26. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
32. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. An enclosed space.
41. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
42. A radioactive transuranic element.
44. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
46. A young woman making her debut into society.
48. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
50. Seed of a pea plant.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
52. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
53. An associate degree in applied science.
54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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1. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
2. A German man.
3. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
4. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
5. Young of domestic cattle.
6. Strike with a flat object.
7. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
8. The closing section of a musical composition.
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Short and fat.
22. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
28. Being one more than fifty.
29. A state in midwestern United States.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. The face or front of a building.
33. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
34. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
40. Type genus of the Anatidae.
43. A federally chartered savings bank.
44. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A bachelor's degree in religion.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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