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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
12. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
16. Minor or subordinate.
17. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
22. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
24. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
27. The cry made by sheep.
29. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
32. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
37. An associate degree in nursing.
39. That is to say.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
48. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
50. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
52. 10 grams.
53. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
54. A French abbot.
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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. A bachelor's degree in library science.
4. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
5. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
6. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
7. A member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. Rapid and indistinct speech.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
23. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
25. Before noon.
26. An informal debt instrument.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. English essayist (1775-1834).
34. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
38. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. The general activity of selling.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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