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1. Unusually short.
5. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
7. Structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure.
11. A member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
14. Make anew.
15. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
16. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
17. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A state in New England.
22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
23. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
25. (informal) Exceptionally good.
27. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
32. 1/1000 gram.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
44. A Hindu prince or king in India.
47. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
52. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
53. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family.
2. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
3. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. An honorary degree in science.
6. A small cake leavened with yeast.
7. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
8. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
9. A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere.
10. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981).
18. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
20. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
33. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
36. An unforeseen obstacle.
37. Toward the mouth or oral region.
38. An informal term for a father.
39. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. A city in northern India.
45. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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