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1. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
5. A flexible container with a single opening.
8. An honorary degree in science.
11. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A French abbot.
15. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
21. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
23. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
43. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
4. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
5. Common Indian weaverbird.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
8. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
9. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
10. An informal term for a father.
17. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
18. South African term for `boss'.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. The cry made by sheep.
26. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. A city in central New York.
35. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
36. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
37. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. The bill in a restaurant.
41. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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