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1. Extremely pleasing.
4. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
12. Not easy.
13. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
14. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
15. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
16. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A state in midwestern United States.
25. Crested screamers.
27. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
31. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
35. Before noon.
36. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
37. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
48. In or of the month preceding the present one.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Soft creamy white cheese.
7. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
18. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
20. An outpouring of gossip.
22. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
29. Half the width of an em.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
38. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
39. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
40. A large number or amount.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
45. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
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