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1. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
4. God of love and erotic desire.
8. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
11. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
12. Armor plate that protects the chest.
13. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
14. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
15. A vigorous blow.
16. A light touch or stroke.
17. A deep bow.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
23. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
25. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
27. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
29. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
30. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
31. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
33. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
35. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
46. Gone by.
47. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
51. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
52. A master's degree in business.
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1. In the Roman calendar.
2. God of death.
3. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
6. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
7. The residue that remains when something is burned.
8. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe.
9. Jordan's port.
10. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
22. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
24. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
34. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
36. Powdery starch from certain sago palms.
37. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
38. A farm building for housing poultry.
40. Not agitated.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. An accountant certified by the state.
45. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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