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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
11. Lacking in rigor or strictness.
12. Fallow deer.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
15. A primeval personification of air and breath.
16. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
17. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
20. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
21. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
26. A sock knitted or woven with a diamond-shaped pattern.
29. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
38. Lean end of the neck.
42. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
45. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
49. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
50. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A light touch or stroke.
54. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
55. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Work doggedly or persistently.
2. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
3. Praise, glorify, or honor.
4. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
5. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
6. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
7. A decree that prohibits something.
8. Full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals.
9. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
10. American novelist (1909-1955).
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A motley assortment of things.
22. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
35. An associate degree in applied science.
37. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
38. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
39. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
40. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. An associate degree in nursing.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
47. A boy or man.
48. An informal term for a father.
51. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
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