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1. A rapid bustling commotion.
4. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
7. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
11. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
13. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
14. (informal) Of the highest quality.
15. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
17. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
18. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
20. A motley assortment of things.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. A light touch or stroke.
25. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
31. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
33. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. An informal term for a father.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. A Loloish language.
47. A castrated tomcat.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
51. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
2. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. (Norse mythology) The primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world.
7. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
8. English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901).
9. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
10. A characteristic sound.
16. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. A person forced to flee from home or country.
27. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
29. The cry made by sheep.
32. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
37. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
38. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
40. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A shape that sags.
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