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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
8. A unit of pressure.
11. A quantity of no importance.
12. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
13. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
16. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
17. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
18. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
31. An associate degree in applied science.
34. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
35. A form of Japanese poetry.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
48. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
2. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
3. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
4. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
7. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
10. One thousandth of a second.
19. Squash bugs.
20. A port city in southwestern Iran.
24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
26. A decree that prohibits something.
29. Being one more than one.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A Loloish language.
33. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
36. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
37. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
46. The month following January and preceding March.
47. The last (12th) month of the year.
48. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
49. A state in north central United States.
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