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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
8. God of the earth.
11. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
13. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
14. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
16. The bill in a restaurant.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
24. A French abbot.
26. A city of central China.
30. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
51. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
52. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
53. The cry made by sheep.
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1. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
2. Type genus of the Phocidae.
3. Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
4. 16 ounces.
5. Take in solid food.
6. Jordan's port.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
9. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. A city of southeastern Mexico.
22. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
23. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
27. Being nine more than forty.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. The cry made by sheep.
37. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
38. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
40. Very dark black.
41. Avatar of Vishnu.
43. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. How long something has existed.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
49. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
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