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1. Type genus of the Apidae.
5. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
11. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
12. Top part of an apron.
13. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
14. The act of scanning.
15. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
16. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. Of inferior or mixed breed.
26. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
29. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
32. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. Strike sharply.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. An internal representation of the world.
43. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
44. The cry made by sheep.
47. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. (informal) Of the highest quality.
50. How long something has existed.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
54. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
6. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
7. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
8. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
9. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A small metal weapon.
19. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
20. A light touch or stroke.
21. Being nine more than ninety.
22. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
30. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
37. Type genus of the Percidae.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
41. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
42. A French abbot.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
51. The square of a body of any size of type.
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