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1. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
4. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
11. The products of human creativity.
12. A book of the New Testament.
13. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
14. A condition requiring relief.
16. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
17. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
18. A deep bow.
21. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
29. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
31. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. (Roman Catholic) A diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
46. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
49. Being one more than two.
50. An associate degree in applied science.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas.
2. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
3. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
4. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
5. A fraudulent business scheme.
6. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
7. The act of using.
8. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
9. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
10. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
15. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. Jordan's port.
26. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters.
32. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
35. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers.
36. Type genus of the Anatidae.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. Before noon.
44. Being two more than fifty.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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