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1. A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part.
5. Top part of an apron.
8. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
11. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
12. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. Dearly loved.
15. Tag the base runner to get him out.
16. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
17. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
19. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.
21. An associate degree in nursing.
22. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
24. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
28. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
29. How long something has existed.
30. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
31. A man who serves as a sailor.
33. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
34. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
36. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
44. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
47. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
48. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
53. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A genus of Ploceidae.
2. A naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils.
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
5. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet.
6. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
7. Large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
10. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
18. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
20. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
23. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. Before noon.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A drama set to music.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. 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.
38. A periodic paperback publication.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. A city in northern India.
43. A light touch or stroke.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
46. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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