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1. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993).
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
13. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
14. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
15. A light touch or stroke.
16. Set down according to a plan.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
21. A state in New England.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. An awkward stupid person.
29. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
32. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
34. Offering fun and gaiety.
37. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
38. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
42. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
47. A branch of the Tai languages.
48. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
50. The sixth month of the civil year.
53. A master's degree in business.
54. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
55. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
56. Tag the base runner to get him out.
57. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
58. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
60. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
2. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
8. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
9. Being of delicate or slender build.
10. The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A flexible container with a single opening.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. Extremely pleasing.
30. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
33. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
35. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
36. An associate degree in applied science.
39. A genus of Lamnidae.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. Jordan's port.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
45. An informal term for a father.
46. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
51. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
52. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
53. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
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