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1. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
5. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
8. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
11. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
12. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
15. A tight-fitting headdress.
16. The fatty flesh of eel.
17. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
18. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. Any of various units of capacity.
25. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
26. Any plant of the genus Erica.
30. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. An associate degree in nursing.
38. Take by theft.
40. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
51. An informal term for a father.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. The cry made by sheep.
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1. A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers.
2. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
3. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
5. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
8. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
22. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
32. A large fleet.
37. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
40. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
41. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
42. A city in northern India.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. A bachelor's degree in science.
50. 16 ounces.
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