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1. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
5. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
7. A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.
11. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
16. The highest level or degree attainable.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
26. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
27. Battle in World War I (1917).
30. An informal conversation.
32. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
35. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
38. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
43. (informal) Exceptionally good.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
50. In bed.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
2. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
3. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. A flexible container with a single opening.
7. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
8. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
9. Avatar of Vishnu.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. An informal term for a father.
18. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
19. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
22. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
24. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. Half the width of an em.
29. A state in north central United States.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
36. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
37. A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
41. Toward the mouth or oral region.
42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
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