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1. An informal term for a father.
4. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
8. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
14. The capital of the Bahamas.
16. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. A master's degree in fine arts.
20. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
21. Extremely pleasing.
23. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A light touch or stroke.
29. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
30. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
32. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
34. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
36. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
39. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
42. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
45. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
50. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. Type genus of the Anatidae.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
4. The cry made by sheep.
5. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
6. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
7. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
8. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
9. Again but in a new or different way.
10. A quantity that is added.
15. (Norse mythology) Wife of Thor and guardian of the home.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
28. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
31. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
33. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
35. Someone whose business is advertising.
36. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. Jordan's port.
40. Rounded like an egg.
41. Young sheep.
43. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
52. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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