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1. An enclosed space.
4. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
8. A light touch or stroke.
11. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
12. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. The cry made by sheep.
15. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
16. A young woman making her debut into society.
17. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
23. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
25. A flexible container with a single opening.
26. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
51. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
52. The residue that remains when something is burned.
53. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
54. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
55. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
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1. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
2. Having winglike extensions.
3. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
4. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
5. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
6. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. An informal term for a father.
9. American novelist (1909-1955).
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
18. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
20. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. A Russian river.
29. A state in southeastern United States.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
38. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
39. A vigorous blow.
41. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
42. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
43. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
50. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
51. An associate degree in nursing.
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