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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
7. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
11. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
12. A state in midwestern United States.
13. A shade of blue tinged with green.
14. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
15. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
16. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
17. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
21. The cry made by sheep.
22. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
24. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
25. Jordan's port.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. Relating to the pineal body.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
50. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
51. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
52. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. A bachelor's degree in religion.
5. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. Jordan's port.
9. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
10. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
18. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Unknown god.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. The ending of a series or sequence.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
40. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
41. South African term for `boss'.
42. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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