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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
13. Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. By bad luck.
17. A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
22. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
28. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
29. An informal term for a father.
31. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
34. Strike with a flat object.
38. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
41. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
42. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
45. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
46. Failing to detonate.
47. A town in north central Oklahoma.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
5. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Being nine more than ninety.
8. Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule.
9. Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
10. The largest of the four main islands of Japan.
16. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
19. A large fleet.
21. A short synopsis.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
30. Cause to feel resentment or indignation.
32. A native of ancient Troy.
35. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
36. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
37. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
39. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
44. Not divisible by two.
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