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1. Not divisible by two.
4. In bed.
8. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
11. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
16. A slight amount or degree of difference.
17. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
18. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
21. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
22. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
23. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
26. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
29. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
40. English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992).
43. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
46. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
47. The sixth month of the civil year.
49. Tag the base runner to get him out.
50. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. A school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences.
15. (informal) Roused to anger.
19. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
31. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
33. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
35. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. Jordan's port.
38. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
39. Noisy talk.
41. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
42. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
44. A light touch or stroke.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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