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1. Rate of revolution of a motor.
4. Offering fun and gaiety.
8. A rapid bustling commotion.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. In bed.
13. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
17. The airforce of Great Britain.
18. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
20. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
48. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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1. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
6. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
9. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
10. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
15. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
19. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
23. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
26. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
28. Of or being the lowest female voice.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
34. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
37. A caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
43. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
44. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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