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1. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. Not divisible by two.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. South African term for `boss'.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
15. 1/10 gram.
17. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
21. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
25. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. The act of escaping physically.
37. The fatty flesh of eel.
38. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
44. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
48. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
52. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
53. Offering fun and gaiety.
54. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. Telephone line (Wide Area Telephone Service).
2. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
6. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
7. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
8. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
16. A bachelor's degree in religion.
18. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
19. Lower in esteem.
22. Jordan's port.
23. How long something has existed.
24. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
26. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
29. A person forced to flee from home or country.
30. A Mid-Atlantic state.
33. A motley assortment of things.
35. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
36. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
39. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. The last (12th) month of the year.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
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