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1. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
4. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
12. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A fraudulent business scheme.
16. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
18. Informal terms for a mother.
19. God of love and erotic desire.
20. Of or relating to Chios.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
26. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A light touch or stroke.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. The cry made by sheep.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. A Russian river.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. South African term for `boss'.
51. An accountant certified by the state.
52. An unofficial association of people or groups.
54. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. Type genus of the Anatidae.
57. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
58. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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1. The quantity a cask will hold.
2. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
3. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
4. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
5. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.
6. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
7. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. The act of scanning.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
17. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
28. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
33. A port city in southwestern Iran.
36. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
40. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
42. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
43. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
44. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
46. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
48. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
49. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. A resource.
51. Informal terms for a mother.
53. An honorary degree in science.
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