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1. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. The cry made by sheep.
7. An informal term for a father.
11. (Irish) The sea personified.
12. Used of a single unit or thing.
13. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
14. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
15. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
17. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
18. Jordan's port.
20. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
24. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
26. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
35. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
3. A large fleet.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
7. A Mid-Atlantic state.
8. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
16. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
19. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
22. One thousand periods per second.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A human limb.
28. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
29. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
30. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
33. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
39. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
43. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
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