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1. How long something has existed.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
11. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
12. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
15. By bad luck.
16. An affirmative.
17. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. A state in northwestern North America.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
23. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
24. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. The cry made by sheep.
32. Squash bugs.
34. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
36. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
37. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. Lower in esteem.
46. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
50. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
52. Goddess of fate.
53. The residue that remains when something is burned.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. Expel, as of gases and odors.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
7. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
8. Common Indian weaverbird.
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. An associate degree in nursing.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
41. A vigorous blow.
43. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
44. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
45. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
47. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
48. Tag the base runner to get him out.
51. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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