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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
13. A period of time spent sleeping.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. An unforeseen obstacle.
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
19. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A master's degree in fine arts.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
31. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
43. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
49. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
52. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
53. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
54. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
7. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
20. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
28. A state in New England.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
35. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. In bed.
42. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
44. A light touch or stroke.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. A bachelor's degree in religion.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
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