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1. (computer science) The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.
4. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
11. An associate degree in applied science.
12. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
13. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
17. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. A state in midwestern United States.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. The cry made by sheep.
28. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
52. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
53. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
54. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
55. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. Money in the form of bills or coins.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. 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.
4. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
7. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
8. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
9. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
10. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
16. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
18. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. A bachelor's degree in religion.
21. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
36. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
40. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
42. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
43. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
44. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
50. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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