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1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
8. Characteristic of a mob.
11. A state of southwestern India.
12. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
15. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
16. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
17. English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901).
19. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
21. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
23. Offering little or no hope.
26. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
30. Not only so, but.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
36. An informal term for a father.
38. Wood of a sumac.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
44. Jordan's port.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
49. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
51. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
52. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. English monk and scholar (672-735).
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1. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
2. A small vessel for travel on water.
3. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. By bad luck.
6. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
7. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees.
8. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. German composer (1833-1897).
20. (informal) Of the highest quality.
22. Transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public.
24. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. A light touch or stroke.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A large fleet.
32. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. The month following July and preceding September.
37. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
39. In bed.
40. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. God of the earth.
46. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. A state in northwestern North America.
50. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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