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1. (Norse mythology) Wife of Thor and guardian of the home.
4. Atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility.
8. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Loose or flaccid body fat.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
16. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
17. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
18. A state in northwestern North America.
19. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. Being ten more than one hundred eighty.
27. A light touch or stroke.
29. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. The cry made by sheep.
42. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
44. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
46. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
48. A small piece of cloth.
49. Inquire about.
50. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
52. A human limb.
53. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
54. Chief port of Yemen.
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1. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
2. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
3. Extremely pleasing.
4. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. The capital of Croatia.
7. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
20. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
21. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975).
23. Divulge information or secrets.
25. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. Lower in esteem.
35. Extremely pleasing.
36. Affect with wonder.
37. A mountain peak in the Saint Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high).
40. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
41. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
43. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. 10 grams.
47. The sign language used in the United States.
51. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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