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1. A master's degree in business.
4. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
8. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
11. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
12. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
15. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. A light touch or stroke.
30. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
31. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
33. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
34. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
35. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
40. South African term for `boss'.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. Weapons considered collectively.
47. A city in the European part of Russia.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
49. The cry made by sheep.
51. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
52. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
53. God of death.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
5. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
6. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
7. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
8. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
9. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. (informal) Of the highest quality.
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
36. In bed.
37. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
42. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
43. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
46. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
50. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
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