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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The bill in a restaurant.
15. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A light touch or stroke.
26. Obvious and dull.
28. 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.
31. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
42. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
47. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
50. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
51. Extremely pleasing.
52. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
54. (Babylonian) The sky god.
55. A doctor's degree in education.
56. An informal term for a father.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
4. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
5. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
25. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
30. A Russian river.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
39. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
40. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
41. In bed.
43. An informal term for a father.
44. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
49. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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