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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
8. How long something has existed.
11. A police officer who investigates crimes.
12. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. A boy or man.
14. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
15. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. Before noon.
21. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
29. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
32. A slender double-reed instrument.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. The month following March and preceding May.
45. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
47. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
49. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. A fraudulent business scheme.
52. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
53. 10 grams.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
55. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
2. A Russian river.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
6. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. Offering fun and gaiety.
10. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
16. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
18. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
19. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
26. A Russian river.
27. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
28. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. 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.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
41. God of love and erotic desire.
42. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
43. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. A small piece of cloth.
48. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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