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1. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
11. A three-year law degree.
12. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
13. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
14. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
28. (dentistry) A filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
32. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. In bed.
45. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
46. The basic unit of money in Albania.
47. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
48. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. Divulge information or secrets.
3. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
4. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
5. (usually plural) The state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
9. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. The face or front of a building.
20. An informal conversation.
21. Any of various units of capacity.
22. Common Indian weaverbird.
25. In operation or operational.
26. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
27. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
29. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. A French abbot.
34. Related to or located at the back.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
39. A tight-fitting headdress.
40. The month following January and preceding March.
41. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
42. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
43. A young woman making her debut into society.
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