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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
13. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
14. An affirmative.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. The cry made by sheep.
21. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
22. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. (of eggs) No longer edible.
30. The capital of Croatia.
31. The square of a body of any size of type.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
34. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
44. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
46. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
49. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
52. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
53. An informal term for a father.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. Being one more than ninety.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
5. Jordan's port.
6. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
7. A doctor's degree in education.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
18. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.
20. Having help.
23. Someone whose business is advertising.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
41. A mythical Greek hero.
42. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
43. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
45. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
47. Considerate and solicitous care.
48. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
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