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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. A flexible container with a single opening.
7. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
11. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
12. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. Similar to the color of jade.
14. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
15. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
16. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
17. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
20. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
26. The cry made by sheep.
28. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
29. By bad luck.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
38. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
43. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
50. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
51. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. Black tropical American cuckoo.
6. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
7. A genus of Platalea.
8. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
9. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
10. A visual presentation showing how something works.
18. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
19. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
21. An associate degree in applied science.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. In bed.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Jordan's port.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. A French abbot.
41. 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.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
47. Being nine more than ninety.
48. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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