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1. An informal term for a father.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. The unit of frequency.
11. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
14. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
16. An enclosed space.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
22. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
24. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
26. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. The month following March and preceding May.
40. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
45. Large luxurious car.
46. American novelist (1909-1955).
47. A light touch or stroke.
50. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
51. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
52. A doctor's degree in education.
53. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
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1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
2. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
3. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. An associate degree in applied science.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
8. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
9. One of the common people.
10. Male red deer.
15. Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943).
19. A large quantity of written matter.
20. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. The residue that remains when something is burned.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
34. (in Scotland) A child.
35. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
36. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
38. Especially one side of a leaf.
39. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
41. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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