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1. Extremely pleasing.
4. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
7. God of love and erotic desire.
11. Being one more than sixty.
12. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
13. A town in north central Oklahoma.
14. A resource.
15. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
16. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. Divulge information or secrets.
19. The cry made by sheep.
21. The square of a body of any size of type.
22. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
25. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
27. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
29. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
35. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
37. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
38. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
48. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
49. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
50. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
55. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
3. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
4. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
5. A local computer network for communication between computers.
6. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. A small but appreciable amount.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
20. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
23. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
24. A master's degree in business.
26. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
28. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
30. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
36. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
37. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
39. A French abbot.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
43. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
52. A radioactive transuranic element.
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