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1. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
4. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
12. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
18. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
26. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
33. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
37. (informal) Exceptionally good.
41. South African term for `boss'.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
49. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
50. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
52. A light touch or stroke.
53. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
54. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
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1. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
2. A French abbot.
3. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
4. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
5. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
6. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
16. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
19. A Loloish language.
22. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
24. Type genus of the Amiidae.
25. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
27. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. One millionth of a gram.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
38. Avatar of Vishnu.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
42. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
43. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
44. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
47. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
51. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
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