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1. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
4. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
12. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. The residue that remains when something is burned.
18. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
22. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975).
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. A Hindu prince or king in India.
47. An audiotape recording of sound.
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. How long something has existed.
50. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
51. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
52. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
53. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
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1. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
4. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
5. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
6. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
7. Jordan's port.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. Derive or receive pleasure from.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. An awkward stupid person.
19. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
24. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
31. A period of 10 years.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
36. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
37. (British) A local tax on property (usually used in the plural).
39. An informal term for a father.
40. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
43. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
44. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
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