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1. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
4. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
8. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
11. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
14. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
16. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927).
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. A motley assortment of things.
29. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
32. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. A light touch or stroke.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
44. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
48. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
55. A cgs unit of work or energy.
56. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
57. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
58. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. By bad luck.
2. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. An associate degree in applied science.
8. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
19. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
20. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. An associate degree in nursing.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
43. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
44. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
45. In bed.
46. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
47. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
50. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
51. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
54. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
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