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1. Any high mountain.
4. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Being one more than sixty.
12. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
16. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
18. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
20. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
21. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
23. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. The month following January and preceding March.
29. Fallow deer.
30. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
33. A resource.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
41. Characteristic of false pride.
43. The airforce of Great Britain.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
49. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
50. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
51. Offering fun and gaiety.
52. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. Being four more than sixty.
3. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
4. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
5. 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.
6. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
7. The capital of Croatia.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. Weapons considered collectively.
19. An informal term for a father.
22. A genus of Ploceidae.
24. One millionth of a gram.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. Before noon.
27. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
32. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
36. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
38. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
40. A French abbot.
42. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
44. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
48. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
49. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
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