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1. God of the earth.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
15. The longest division of geological time.
17. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
18. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
19. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
21. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
30. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
32. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
34. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
36. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
40. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
44. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
48. An associate degree in applied science.
49. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
50. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
51. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
52. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
55. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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1. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
2. At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
5. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
9. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
10. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
16. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
20. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. One thousand periods per second.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
31. A French abbot.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. Make an etching of.
39. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
40. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
41. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
42. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
43. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
45. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
46. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
47. An informal term for a father.
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