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1. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
4. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
8. Type genus of the Suidae.
11. An awkward stupid person.
12. Not only so, but.
13. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. An accountant certified by the state.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. A port city in southwestern Iran.
24. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
30. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
31. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
33. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
46. The highest level or degree attainable.
48. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
50. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
51. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. A decree that prohibits something.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A master's degree in fine arts.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
6. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
7. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
9. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
10. A city of central China.
18. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
22. A city in Veneto.
23. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
25. Being one more than fifty.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
28. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
35. Unknown god.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Russian physicist (1895-1971).
40. Common Indian weaverbird.
41. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
46. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
47. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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