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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
7. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
11. A slight amount or degree of difference.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Type genus of the Ranidae.
14. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
15. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
17. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
18. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
20. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
24. A boy or man.
25. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
27. Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers.
30. Used of a single unit or thing.
31. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
32. 3 to 30 kilohertz.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. The airforce of Great Britain.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. Extremely pleasing.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
53. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
54. A quantity of no importance.
55. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
4. A light touch or stroke.
5. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
6. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
7. Noisy quarrel.
8. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
9. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
10. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
16. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
21. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
22. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
28. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
29. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
41. Set down according to a plan.
42. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
43. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A resource.
47. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
50. A bachelor's degree in religion.
51. An associate degree in nursing.
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