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1. Informal terms for the mouth.
4. A large number or amount.
8. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
11. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
12. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
13. An associate degree in applied science.
14. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
15. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
16. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
18. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
23. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
25. 16 ounces.
27. Severe spasm of pain.
28. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
37. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. A Russian river.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. An accountant certified by the state.
48. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
50. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
53. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
3. Humble request for help.
4. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
7. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
8. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
10. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
17. Brought to a halt.
19. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
21. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. Type genus of the Nepidae.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
30. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
36. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
40. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
41. A quantity of no importance.
43. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
44. The cry made by sheep.
45. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
47. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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