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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
8. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
11. River in eastern Asia.
12. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
15. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
17. A doctor's degree in religion.
18. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
21. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
22. Russian composer (1804-1857).
24. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
31. Type genus of the Gavidae.
34. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
37. Any of various units of capacity.
38. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
44. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
47. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
48. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
52. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
55. The capital and largest city of Japan.
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1. Explorer and United States naval officer.
2. A sudden short attack.
3. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
6. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
7. A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
8. A decree that prohibits something.
9. On or toward the lee.
10. An informal term for a father.
16. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
19. Speaking a Slavic language.
20. Not out.
23. Being one more than two.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Type genus of the Percidae.
37. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
39. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
40. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
41. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
43. Powdery starch from certain sago palms.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. An honorary degree in science.
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