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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. Common Indian weaverbird.
8. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
11. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
12. In bed.
13. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
14. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
15. Informal terms for a mother.
16. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. 35th President of the United States.
24. (informal) Of the highest quality.
26. An informal term for a father.
27. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
30. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
33. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
48. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
49. The residue that remains when something is burned.
50. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
51. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
52. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
4. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
6. Not only so, but.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. An accountant certified by the state.
9. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
10. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
18. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
20. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. Lower in esteem.
36. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
37. A vigorous blow.
39. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
40. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
41. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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