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1. A French abbot.
5. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
8. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
11. A telephone connection.
12. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. Take in solid food.
19. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Type genus of the Caricaceae.
30. Jordan's port.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
34. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
51. A master's degree in business.
52. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
53. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
54. A decree that prohibits something.
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1. The highest level or degree attainable.
2. Common Indian weaverbird.
3. Cry plaintively.
4. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
5. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
6. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
7. Type genus of the Amiidae.
8. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
9. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
16. Wearing or provided with clothing.
21. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
23. South African term for `boss'.
25. A state in northwestern North America.
26. A small piece of cloth.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. A resource.
47. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. A Mid-Atlantic state.
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