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1. An orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. An audiotape recording of sound.
14. A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India.
16. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
17. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
18. The residue that remains when something is burned.
20. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
27. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
31. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
32. A bachelor's degree in religion.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. A state in the eastern United States.
36. A state in northwestern North America.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
43. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
46. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. Being one more than two.
53. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
54. In bed.
55. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. A drama set to music.
3. A decree that prohibits something.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. A deep bow.
6. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
7. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
10. A state in the western United States.
15. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
19. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
24. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
26. Type genus of the Gavidae.
28. A flexible container with a single opening.
29. 16 ounces.
30. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
33. A young woman making her debut into society.
37. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A French abbot.
40. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
41. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
44. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Being two more than fifty.
48. A state in the eastern United States.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
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