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1. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
4. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
12. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
15. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
17. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. Old World woody vines.
28. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
31. Any of various units of capacity.
33. A byproduct of inflammation.
34. Muslim name for God.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
42. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
46. A port in southwestern Scotland.
47. Influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804).
50. An associate degree in applied science.
51. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
52. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
53. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
54. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
56. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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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. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
4. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
5. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. God of wealth and love.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
24. Tag the base runner to get him out.
26. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
29. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
30. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
35. Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.
36. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936).
37. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
38. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. Type genus of the Ranidae.
44. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
45. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
48. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
49. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
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