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1. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
5. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
8. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
11. English essayist (1775-1834).
12. A decree that prohibits something.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
15. Divulge information or secrets.
18. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
21. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
24. Heal or recover.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
28. A flexible container with a single opening.
31. A master's degree in business.
32. A state in New England.
33. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
35. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
36. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
45. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
51. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
52. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
53. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
54. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
55. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
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1. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Being one more than one.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
7. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
8. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
9. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
10. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
16. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
17. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
23. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
25. In bed.
27. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. The airforce of Great Britain.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. A French abbot.
43. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
44. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
46. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
47. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
48. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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