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1. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
5. An enclosed space.
8. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
11. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
12. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
13. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
15. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
16. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
17. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
23. Any of various units of capacity.
25. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
27. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
35. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
36. 16 ounces.
38. An informal term for a father.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. A master's degree in business.
48. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. A flexible container with a single opening.
52. In bed.
53. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
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1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
2. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
3. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. Fly a plane.
7. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
8. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
9. An informal term for a father.
10. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
19. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. An indistinct shapeless form.
22. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
28. Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training.
29. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
30. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
32. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
33. Unknown god.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. Informal terms for a mother.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
41. Type genus of the Anatidae.
43. A small piece of cloth.
44. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
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