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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Fallow deer.
13. An accountant certified by the state.
14. A police officer who investigates crimes.
15. The ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail.
17. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
23. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. An uproarious party.
36. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. Being ten more than eighty.
41. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. Not in good physical or mental health.
50. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
52. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
55. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
56. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
57. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
4. Accumulate on the surface.
5. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
6. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
16. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
19. (trademark) An antacid.
21. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. In bed.
24. American Revolutionary patriot.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
33. The last (12th) month of the year.
34. A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus.
38. A small nail.
39. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
42. Divulge information or secrets.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. Before noon.
52. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
53. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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