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1. A French abbot.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. Tag the base runner to get him out.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
29. Young sheep.
32. A Spanish river.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
35. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
37. An informal term for a father.
43. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
44. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Top part of an apron.
50. The basic unit of money in Iran.
51. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
52. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. The residue that remains when something is burned.
55. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. A primeval personification of air and breath.
2. Common Indian weaverbird.
3. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
4. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
5. A master's degree in business.
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
20. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
22. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
23. A light touch or stroke.
25. The cry made by sheep.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A small nail.
30. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
42. A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework.
45. 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).
46. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
49. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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