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1. Select as an alternative.
4. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
7. Occurring widely (as to many people).
11. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
12. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
13. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
16. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. The cry made by sheep.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
29. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
40. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
42. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. On the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward.
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. A tight-fitting headdress.
50. Having a long narrow cut.
51. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
52. The residue that remains when something is burned.
53. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
7. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
8. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
9. Stalk of a moss capsule.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A port city in southwestern Iran.
19. With no effort to conceal.
20. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
24. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. Extremely pleasing.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
32. (used of persons or the military) Characterized by having or bearing arms.
34. (archaic) Of persons.
35. Strong and sharp.
36. Showing signs of wear and tear.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
41. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
42. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
43. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. Enlarged prostate.
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