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1. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
4. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
8. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
11. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
12. A Russian river.
13. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
14. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
15. A town in north central Oklahoma.
16. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
26. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
33. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
36. A state in midwestern United States.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
47. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
48. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
51. A doctor's degree in education.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
2. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
5. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
6. Black tropical American cuckoo.
7. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
8. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
9. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
10. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
27. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
28. Informal terms for a mother.
29. A Russian river.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
35. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
37. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. God of love and erotic desire.
40. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
41. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. An awkward stupid person.
47. 10 grams.
49. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
50. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
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