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1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. God of fire.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
16. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
19. A state in midwestern United States.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
24. A byproduct of inflammation.
26. God of wealth and love.
27. Affect with wonder.
30. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
32. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
33. A Loloish language.
36. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
37. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
45. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. (informal) Roused to anger.
50. In bed.
51. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. An inhabitant of Lappland.
2. American novelist (1909-1955).
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A light touch or stroke.
5. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
8. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A motley assortment of things.
20. A large fleet.
23. The cry made by sheep.
25. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
28. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
40. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
41. Set down according to a plan.
42. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
43. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. (Irish) The sea personified.
47. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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