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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
12. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
13. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
14. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
16. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
17. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
18. Type genus of the Majidae.
19. The content of cognition.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
34. An enclosed space.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
42. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
50. The address of a web page on the world wide web.
51. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
52. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
53. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. The square of a body of any size of type.
4. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
5. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
6. English monk and scholar (672-735).
7. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A state in northwestern North America.
26. A person forced to flee from home or country.
27. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
29. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
31. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
32. (slang) Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
35. A grant made by a law court.
36. A telegram sent abroad.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Type genus of the Amiidae.
41. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. Two items of the same kind.
49. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
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