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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. An inhabitant of Lappland.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
16. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
19. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
33. The cry made by sheep.
34. God of the earth.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
47. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
50. Inquire about.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
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1. English monk and scholar (672-735).
2. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
3. The act of scanning.
4. Fail to keep or to maintain.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. Seed of a pea plant.
7. A genus of Ploceidae.
8. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
9. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Tag the base runner to get him out.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
36. In bed.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Divulge information or secrets.
42. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
43. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
44. Noisy talk.
45. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
46. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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