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1. A decree that prohibits something.
4. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. Largest known toad species.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
15. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
27. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
31. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
34. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
36. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
38. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
43. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
47. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. Very dark black.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. A master's degree in theology.
53. God of fire.
54. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
2. Advanced in years.
3. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
4. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
5. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
6. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
7. An associate degree in applied science.
8. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
19. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
22. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
33. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
40. 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.
41. The face of a timepiece.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. In operation or operational.
50. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
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