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1. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
5. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
8. How long something has existed.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
13. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
14. Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and to have pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441).
15. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
16. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
20. Before noon.
22. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
25. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
31. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
34. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
35. A flexible container with a single opening.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
39. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
43. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
45. A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator.
46. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. The month following January and preceding March.
50. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
51. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
52. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
2. Common Indian weaverbird.
3. Made of or resembling lace.
4. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
5. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. The square of a body of any size of type.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
10. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
18. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A round vessel that is open at the top.
24. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A field of cultivated and mowed grass.
38. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
40. (British slang) Cafe.
41. In bed.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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