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1. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
4. 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.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
13. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
14. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
16. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. Having help.
33. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
35. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. The cry made by sheep.
41. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
45. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
47. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. 10 grams.
51. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
52. An unforeseen obstacle.
53. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
54. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
5. Being nine more than ninety.
6. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
15. A breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere.
17. A young woman making her debut into society.
20. An associate degree in nursing.
21. Any competition.
23. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. Before noon.
29. A state in midwestern United States.
31. A light touch or stroke.
32. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
34. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
35. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
37. A feeling of intense anger.
39. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. A city in northern India.
43. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. A humorous anecdote or remark.
49. An honorary degree in science.
50. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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