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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. An accountant certified by the state.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
11. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
12. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
15. A public promotion of some product or service.
17. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. Offering fun and gaiety.
26. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
33. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
35. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
37. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
40. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
41. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
45. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
50. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
51. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
52. Used of a single unit or thing.
53. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. The cry made by sheep.
56. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
2. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
5. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
6. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
7. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
8. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
16. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. An uproarious party.
30. Half the width of an em.
34. An associate degree in applied science.
36. A drama set to music.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
44. A city in northern India.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. Seed of a pea plant.
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