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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
8. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
11. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
12. How long something has existed.
13. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
14. The sixth month of the civil year.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
18. Before noon.
23. The cry made by sheep.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
33. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
34. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
36. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
40. Jordan's port.
43. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
45. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
48. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
52. By bad luck.
53. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. A doctor's degree in education.
8. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
9. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
10. Type genus of the Anatidae.
19. One millionth of a gram.
20. Top part of an apron.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
32. Noisy quarrel.
35. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
37. A town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii.
38. A town in north central Oklahoma.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
49. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
50. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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