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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
5. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
7. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
11. Taken or to be taken at random.
12. In operation or operational.
13. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
14. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
16. Advanced in years.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. A Mid-Atlantic state.
21. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
22. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
24. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. The cry made by sheep.
36. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
38. A telegram sent abroad.
41. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
42. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams.
47. 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.
50. Used of a single unit or thing.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
4. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
5. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
6. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
7. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
8. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
9. In bed.
10. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
15. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
18. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
19. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
33. The sacred writings of the Christian religion.
34. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
40. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. A master's degree in business.
48. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
49. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
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