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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Humble request for help.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
18. Offering fun and gaiety.
22. Any of various units of capacity.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
34. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. The face or front of a building.
39. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
43. Jordan's port.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
50. Negation of a word or group of words.
51. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
52. In bed.
53. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
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1. The month following August and preceding October.
2. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. God of wealth and love.
5. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
6. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
21. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
23. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. Before noon.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A state in northwestern North America.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
37. A Loloish language.
38. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
39. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
40. Having the slant of a bevel.
41. Little known Kamarupan languages.
42. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
44. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
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