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1. An accountant certified by the state.
4. An informal term for a father.
8. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
13. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
18. God of love and erotic desire.
19. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975).
21. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
24. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
25. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
28. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
29. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
30. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
32. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
34. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
37. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
39. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
41. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
45. French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923).
48. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
52. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
53. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A French abbot.
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1. The quantity a cask will hold.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
6. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
7. Before noon.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
10. Cause a floating log to rotate by treading.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
17. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
23. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. An indistinct shapeless form.
31. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
33. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
35. Sour or bitter in taste.
36. A noisy riotous fight.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
39. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
40. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
47. Extremely pleasing.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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