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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. An informal term for a father.
13. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
14. A police officer who investigates crimes.
15. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A rapid bustling commotion.
28. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
29. A state in northwestern North America.
30. A woman of refinement.
33. A Mid-Atlantic state.
34. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
37. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something.
39. A large fleet.
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
46. In bed.
47. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
51. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
52. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
53. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
54. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
55. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
4. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
5. Small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches.
6. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. A flexible container with a single opening.
8. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere.
18. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
20. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
23. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
24. God of love and erotic desire.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
32. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
35. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
36. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. God of the earth.
38. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
39. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
40. Informal terms for a mother.
41. A notable achievement.
42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
45. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
48. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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