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1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
4. An honorary degree in science.
7. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
13. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
14. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
16. A telegram sent abroad.
17. Represent in bodily form.
19. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
24. Highly excited.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
32. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. Informal terms for a mother.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
47. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
49. A notable achievement.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. God of the earth.
52. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
53. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
2. A fraudulent business scheme.
3. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
4. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
5. Common American weed or wildflower.
6. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
7. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
8. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
10. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
15. A roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
22. A French abbot.
23. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
25. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
27. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
31. A large fleet.
33. Long and light rowing boat.
37. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
39. In bed.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
46. A doctor's degree in education.
47. Being one more than fifty.
48. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
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