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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
8. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
11. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
12. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. The cry made by sheep.
15. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
24. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. A light touch or stroke.
29. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
31. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
36. Squash bugs.
43. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
49. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
50. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
51. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
52. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
53. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. A fraudulent business scheme.
6. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
7. The capital and largest city of Japan.
8. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
20. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
23. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. An associate degree in applied science.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. A town in southwestern Idaho.
37. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
38. A French abbot.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
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