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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
5. Extremely pleasing.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. On or toward the lee.
12. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. Remaining after all deductions.
16. Minor or subordinate.
17. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
19. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
25. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
29. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
33. An informal term for a father.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Baby bed with high sides.
40. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
41. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
48. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
49. A state in northwestern North America.
50. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
55. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet.
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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
6. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
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. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
20. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. A light touch or stroke.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
34. A French abbot.
36. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
39. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
42. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
43. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
51. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
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