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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
8. 10 grams.
11. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
12. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
15. A human limb.
16. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
17. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
19. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
20. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. Type genus of the Amiidae.
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A state in northwestern North America.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
37. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
41. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
47. A fit of shivering.
49. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
50. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
51. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. An associate degree in nursing.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
5. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
6. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
7. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia.
8. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. Type genus of the Gavidae.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
22. A genus of Ploceidae.
23. Related to or located at the back.
24. Jordan's port.
26. One million periods per second.
27. The cry made by sheep.
30. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
34. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
35. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. Any branch of Shinto other than Kokka.
39. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
42. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
43. How long something has existed.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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