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1. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
4. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
8. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
11. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. An associate degree in applied science.
14. Having leadership guidance.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. How long something has existed.
17. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A large fleet.
35. Material used to daub walls.
36. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
40. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
44. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
45. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. A notable achievement.
48. One or some or every or all without specification.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
5. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
6. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
7. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
8. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
9. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
10. One thousandth of a second.
18. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. God of love and erotic desire.
23. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
24. A flexible container with a single opening.
26. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. A state in New England.
30. A light touch or stroke.
31. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
33. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
34. (of soil) Soft and watery.
37. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. A quantity of no importance.
41. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
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