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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
15. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
17. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
18. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
20. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
21. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
23. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
26. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. A telegram sent abroad.
33. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
34. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. One that wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory.
41. Inquire about.
44. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
45. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
47. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
48. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
51. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
52. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
4. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
5. Small depression under the shoulder joint where the arm joins the shoulder.
6. Hoop that covers a wheel.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
9. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
10. The act of scanning.
16. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
19. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
22. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
24. Lower in esteem.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
30. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
31. A port city in southwestern Iran.
32. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
35. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
36. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
37. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
39. A Hindu prince or king in India.
40. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. God of love and erotic desire.
46. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
49. Being one more than one hundred.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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