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1. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. A light touch or stroke.
11. Taken or to be taken at random.
12. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
13. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
14. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
25. The month following January and preceding March.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A master's degree in business.
31. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
34. 16 ounces.
36. Top part of an apron.
37. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
50. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
51. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
52. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
53. The fatty flesh of eel.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
4. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
7. The month following March and preceding May.
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
18. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
19. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
24. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
27. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
36. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
41. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
44. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A person forced to flee from home or country.
48. An uproarious party.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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