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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
12. A decree that prohibits something.
13. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
14. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
16. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
18. A telegram sent abroad.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A doctor's degree in religion.
23. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
27. Jordan's port.
31. Top part of an apron.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
34. Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.
36. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
43. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
48. A master's degree in business.
49. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
50. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
52. Made of fir or pine.
53. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A white trivalent metallic element.
4. A French abbot.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
7. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
8. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
9. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
10. In bed.
15. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
17. A Hindu prince or king in India.
21. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
22. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
26. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
28. The basic unit of money in China.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A state in northwestern North America.
33. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
39. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. Fallow deer.
44. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
45. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
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