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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
16. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
17. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
18. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
21. A New England state.
23. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
24. With rapid movements.
25. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
27. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
28. Noisy quarrel.
32. The basic unit of money on Malta.
34. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
49. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
50. A bachelor's degree in religion.
51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
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1. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
4. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
5. An associate degree in applied science.
6. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
15. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
19. The capital of Croatia.
20. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
22. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
26. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
29. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A white trivalent metallic element.
33. A radioactive transuranic element.
35. How long something has existed.
37. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
38. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
39. In bed.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
44. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
48. An honorary degree in science.
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