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1. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
4. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
8. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
11. An awkward stupid person.
12. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
13. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
26. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
28. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
34. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
35. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
38. Free from risk or danger.
42. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
51. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
52. The habitation of wild animals.
53. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A master's degree in fine arts.
4. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
6. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
7. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
8. A state in the western United States.
9. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
15. A decree that prohibits something.
17. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
20. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. In bed.
32. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
33. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Jordan's port.
39. A French abbot.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. A Hindu prince or king in India.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
48. Half the width of an em.
49. Informal terms for a mother.
50. Before noon.
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