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1. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
4. Type genus of the Hylidae.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
15. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
43. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
50. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
53. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
4. An accidental happening.
5. Not only so, but.
6. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. By bad luck.
18. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. A master's degree in fine arts.
22. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A state in north central United States.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
37. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
38. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
41. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. A state in northwestern North America.
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