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1. Not of long duration.
4. In bed.
8. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
15. All the plant and animal life of a particular region.
16. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
24. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. An accountant certified by the state.
35. (informal) Exceptionally good.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
41. An island of central Hawaii.
43. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
46. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
47. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
50. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
51. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
53. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
54. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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1. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
2. A very light brown.
3. Any period of seven consecutive days.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
6. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. Highly excited.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Wearing or provided with clothing.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
29. The cry made by sheep.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
34. Jordan's port.
36. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
37. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
45. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
46. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
48. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
49. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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