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1. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
5. A slight amount or degree of difference.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
12. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
15. Follower of Rastafarianism.
17. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
18. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
27. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
31. A state in the eastern United States.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
41. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
43. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
45. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
46. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
47. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
48. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
50. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
52. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
53. A light touch or stroke.
54. The second largest city in Tunisia.
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1. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
2. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
3. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
4. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
5. Covered with paving material.
6. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. An associate degree in applied science.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
16. Jordan's port.
19. Toward the mouth or oral region.
22. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
24. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
30. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
34. Any plant of the genus Erica.
35. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
37. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. In bed.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
43. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
44. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
50. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
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