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1. A bachelor's degree in theology.
4. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
7. South African term for `boss'.
11. An affirmative.
12. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
13. A French abbot.
14. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
15. A master's degree in fine arts.
16. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.
21. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
22. A city in the European part of Russia.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. The cry made by sheep.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
35. A light touch or stroke.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
40. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
50. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
53. British informal term.
54. 10 grams.
55. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
56. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
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1. A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
3. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
4. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
5. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
6. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
10. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.
18. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
20. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. 36th President of the United States.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
40. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. A flexible container with a single opening.
46. An informal term for a father.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
49. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
50. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
51. Unknown god.
52. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
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