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1. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
5. A bachelor's degree in science.
7. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
11. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
12. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
13. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
14. Slightly open.
15. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
18. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
24. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
30. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. An informal conversation.
35. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
48. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
54. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. American Revolutionary patriot.
2. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
3. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. God of death.
5. A decree that prohibits something.
6. Put down by force or intimidation.
7. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
8. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. Extremely pleasing.
23. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. Too numerous to be counted.
37. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
38. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
41. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
43. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
44. The sixth month of the civil year.
46. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
47. Not in operation or operational.
51. A state in midwestern United States.
52. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
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