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1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
12. A decree that prohibits something.
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
22. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
27. A Russian river.
29. Type genus of the Anatidae.
33. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
37. Top part of an apron.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
49. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
50. A Mid-Atlantic state.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
53. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
54. Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio.
55. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
56. (British) Colloquial terms for an umbrella.
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1. Traveling by foot.
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
4. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
5. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
6. An unforeseen obstacle.
7. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. United States singer and film actor (1904-1977).
24. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
30. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
31. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
32. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
34. (trademark) An antacid.
35. The face or front of a building.
36. The cry made by sheep.
41. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
43. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
44. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
45. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds.
47. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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