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1. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
5. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
8. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
11. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
14. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
15. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
23. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
25. Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940).
27. Able to be put to use.
31. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. The month following March and preceding May.
47. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
51. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
52. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
53. A master's degree in business.
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1. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
4. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
5. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
6. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
7. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
9. A quantity of no importance.
10. A noisy fight.
16. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
18. Of or relating to the wrist.
21. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. (informal) Exceptionally good.
24. One thousandth of a second.
26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. 16 ounces.
30. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
32. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
44. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
50. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
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