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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
8. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Type genus of the Hylidae.
13. How long something has existed.
14. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
15. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
17. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
19. Many times at short intervals.
21. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
22. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
23. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
29. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
30. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
44. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
46. Being two more than fifty.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. A container.
53. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
55. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
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1. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
4. Stopped up.
5. Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
6. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
7. A city in east central Texas.
8. Disparaging terms for the common people.
9. American novelist (1909-1955).
10. The part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).
18. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
20. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission.
24. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
26. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
27. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
33. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
41. A French abbot.
42. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
43. Unpleasantly cool and humid.
45. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
47. Being one more than two.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
51. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
52. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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