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1. An informal term for a father.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. Type genus of the Ranidae.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
23. A French abbot.
29. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
35. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. A quantity of no importance.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
52. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
53. A small nail.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. A young woman making her debut into society.
4. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
9. Very light colored.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
20. A radioactive transuranic element.
21. A master's degree in business.
22. A humorous anecdote or remark.
24. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. A person forced to flee from home or country.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
37. An informal term for a father.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. The sixth month of the civil year.
42. Common Indian weaverbird.
43. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
45. A decree that prohibits something.
50. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
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