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1. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
8. A light touch or stroke.
11. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
12. Shout loudly and without restraint.
13. Not in good physical or mental health.
14. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
15. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A radioactive transuranic metallic element.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. Lower in esteem.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. The act of scanning.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
44. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
47. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
49. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
51. Tag the base runner to get him out.
52. God of fire.
53. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
5. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
6. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. The site of an archeological exploration.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
18. Attach a yoke or harness to, as of a draft animal.
20. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
23. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
34. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
37. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
38. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A long-playing phonograph record.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
48. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
50. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
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