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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
8. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
16. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
17. A flexible container with a single opening.
18. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
19. Lower in esteem.
21. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
24. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
25. An associate degree in applied science.
30. Any taillike structure.
33. An honorary degree in science.
35. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
40. An informal term for a father.
44. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. Largest known toad species.
48. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
51. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
54. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
4. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. By bad luck.
10. Especially one side of a leaf.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
23. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
32. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
35. God of the earth.
37. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
38. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
39. Highly excited.
40. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
41. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
42. Fallow deer.
43. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
46. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
47. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
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