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1. Toward the mouth or oral region.
5. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
12. A period of time spent sleeping.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
15. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
28. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
32. (informal) Exceptionally good.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
36. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
40. A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
49. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. 10 grams.
54. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
55. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
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1. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
2. Any competition.
3. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
5. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
6. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
7. An accountant certified by the state.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. The cry made by sheep.
19. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
24. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
33. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
37. Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
41. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
42. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. A flexible container with a single opening.
47. The last (12th) month of the year.
48. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
50. A state in midwestern United States.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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