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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. An enclosed space.
8. God of the earth.
11. Avatar of Vishnu.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. In bed.
15. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
16. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
17. A decree that prohibits something.
19. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
22. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
25. The bill in a restaurant.
29. Jordan's port.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
40. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. The cry made by sheep.
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
52. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
53. Made of fir or pine.
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1. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. A primeval personification of air and breath.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
6. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
8. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
9. Armor plate that protects the chest.
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
18. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
23. A state in northwestern North America.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
26. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. 1/10 gram.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. A telegram sent abroad.
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
38. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
39. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
41. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
44. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
45. Any of various units of capacity.
46. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
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