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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
11. An accidental happening.
12. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
13. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
14. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
15. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
16. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
17. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
20. United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946).
23. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. (informal) Of the highest quality.
27. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
28. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
30. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
38. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
40. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
42. Overgrown with ivy.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
48. A master's degree in business.
49. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
50. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
51. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
52. British informal term.
53. The act of scanning.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
8. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
9. Large luxurious car.
10. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
18. A radioactive transuranic element.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
22. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
24. A state in midwestern United States.
25. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A resident of Ohio.
32. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
35. A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
46. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
47. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
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