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1. A quantity of no importance.
5. A bachelor's degree in theology.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
12. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
13. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
14. Denuded of leaves.
15. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
16. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
17. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
18. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
20. A radioactive transuranic element.
22. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
24. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
26. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
33. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
34. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
44. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.
52. A doctor's degree in education.
53. In bed.
54. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
2. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
4. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
5. The capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country.
6. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
7. The cry made by sheep.
8. A large fleet.
9. A vigorous blow.
10. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
19. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
21. A small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
39. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
40. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
41. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
42. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
49. A Mid-Atlantic state.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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