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1. Related by blood.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Select as an alternative.
11. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
12. Type genus of the Anatidae.
13. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
14. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
15. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
21. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
25. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
29. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. An accountant certified by the state.
37. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
39. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
41. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
45. A light touch or stroke.
47. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
50. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
51. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
52. In bed.
53. Being one more than two.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. A city in north central Morocco.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Any plant of the genus Inula.
3. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
4. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
7. Towards the shore from the water.
8. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. Type genus of the Pipidae.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
27. A state in southeastern United States.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A genus of Ploceidae.
38. Common Indian weaverbird.
39. A cgs unit of work or energy.
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
42. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
43. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
44. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
46. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
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