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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
11. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
14. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
15. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
16. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
24. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A Russian river.
28. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
31. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
32. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
34. Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
46. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
51. A city in northern India.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. A local computer network for communication between computers.
4. An Asian temple.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
9. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
10. Squash bugs.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
21. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
22. Material used to daub walls.
25. Being one more than one.
29. (informal) Of the highest quality.
30. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. Leafless East Indian vine.
35. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
38. (informal) Exceptionally good.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
42. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
43. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
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