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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
8. A decree that prohibits something.
11. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
13. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
14. Not only so, but.
15. 1/10 gram.
17. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
19. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
21. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
23. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
28. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
29. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
45. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
51. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
53. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
54. A city in northern India.
55. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. In bed.
3. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A genus of Ploceidae.
6. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
7. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
8. Enlarged prostate.
9. A genus of Indriidae.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
16. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
22. A radioactive transuranic element.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
26. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
40. Set down according to a plan.
41. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
46. A small piece of cloth.
47. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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