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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
8. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. (informal) Exceptionally good.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
15. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. God of love and erotic desire.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. An associate degree in applied science.
36. A state in midwestern United States.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy.
42. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A doctor's degree in optometry.
50. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
53. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
56. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
5. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
6. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
7. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. A light touch or stroke.
20. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
22. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. A state in midwestern United States.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
31. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. The basic unit of money in Sweden.
37. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
41. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
45. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
49. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
51. A Russian river.
52. In operation or operational.
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