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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
11. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
12. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
13. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
14. By bad luck.
16. A doctor's degree in religion.
17. God of love and erotic desire.
18. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
24. A fraudulent business scheme.
26. A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide).
30. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. An informal term for a father.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
39. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
45. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
46. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
48. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
49. Black tropical American cuckoo.
52. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
53. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
54. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
6. A resource.
7. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
8. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
9. Fallow deer.
10. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
15. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
19. Any taillike structure.
21. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A Russian river.
38. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
40. In bed.
41. An informal term for a father.
43. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
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