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1. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
4. A light touch or stroke.
7. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
11. An accountant certified by the state.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. A French abbot.
14. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
16. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
21. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
22. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
30. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
31. In bed.
32. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
34. A young woman making her debut into society.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
39. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
43. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
45. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
48. The month following February and preceding April.
49. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
50. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
52. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
53. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
54. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. God of death.
4. A licensed medical practitioner.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
10. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
18. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
20. A master's degree in fine arts.
23. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
25. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. Of or relating to or involving an area.
34. The month following February and preceding April.
35. Any plant of the genus Erica.
38. Highly excited.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
41. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
42. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
44. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
46. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
47. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
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