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1. Characteristic of a mob.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
11. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
13. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
14. Having leadership guidance.
15. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. The act of scanning.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. Strong and sharp.
25. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
28. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. A telegram sent abroad.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. A light touch or stroke.
40. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. A person who possesses great material wealth.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
52. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
53. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
54. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. A unit of pressure.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. A radioactive transuranic element.
9. The sixth month of the civil year.
10. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
16. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
19. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
34. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
37. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
41. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
42. At any time.
43. A notable achievement.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
50. Before noon.
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