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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
11. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
12. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
13. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
14. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
17. Being one more than two.
18. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
20. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. A boy or man.
25. Fallow deer.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. (usually in the plural) Pants for casual wear.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
50. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
51. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
52. The cry made by sheep.
54. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
56. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
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1. South African term for `boss'.
2. A city in northern India.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. A large fleet.
5. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
8. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
9. Most important element.
10. An elaborate song for solo voice.
16. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
19. A state in midwestern United States.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. Informal terms for a mother.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
31. A bachelor's degree in religion.
35. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
36. Jordan's port.
37. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
44. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
45. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
46. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
49. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
53. The compass point midway between south and west.
54. A public promotion of some product or service.
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