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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
12. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
15. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
16. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
32. The capital of Croatia.
33. Type genus of the Gavidae.
34. A light touch or stroke.
35. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. (informal) Roused to anger.
45. A sudden short attack.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. Very dark black.
51. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
53. Largest known toad species.
54. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
2. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
3. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
4. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
5. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
24. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
26. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
31. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
38. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
39. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
41. Set down according to a plan.
42. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
43. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. An informal debt instrument.
47. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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