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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
11. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
12. A quantity of no importance.
13. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
14. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
16. The superior of an abbey of monks.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. Avatar of Vishnu.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
28. The capital of Croatia.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
33. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A decree that prohibits something.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. Adult female chicken.
48. (British colloquialism) An excavation.
49. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
50. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
51. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
6. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. A formal dance held for a school class toward the end of the academic year.
10. Stalk of a moss capsule.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
20. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
21. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
23. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
25. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
27. A person forced to flee from home or country.
29. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
31. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
32. Having a bib.
34. A telegram sent abroad.
35. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
39. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
43. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
44. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
45. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
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