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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
5. An operating system that is on a disk.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
12. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
15. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
16. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
17. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
18. Before noon.
20. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
26. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
29. Having or localized centrally at a focus.
33. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
48. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. Not only so, but.
53. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
54. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
55. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
58. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
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1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
2. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
3. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
4. Common Indian weaverbird.
5. A light touch or stroke.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. Strike with a flat object.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
10. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A master's degree in business.
21. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
22. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
24. Divulge information or secrets.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
31. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
35. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
41. An informal term for a father.
43. A genus of Accipitridae.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
46. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
49. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
52. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
53. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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