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1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. Elegant and stylish.
8. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
11. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
12. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
13. A strong emotion.
14. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
15. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
21. A state in northwestern North America.
22. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
25. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
27. A motley assortment of things.
29. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
32. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. 10 grams.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
44. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
48. A fraudulent business scheme.
49. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
55. A cgs unit of work or energy.
56. The capital and largest city of Japan.
57. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
58. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
2. (Babylonian) Goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta.
3. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
4. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
5. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
6. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
7. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
8. The site of an archeological exploration.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
18. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
20. Used of a single unit or thing.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
37. A state in midwestern United States.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
42. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
43. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
45. In bed.
46. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
47. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
50. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
51. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
54. Before noon.
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