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1. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
4. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
8. One ten thousandth of a centner.
11. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
13. An affirmative.
14. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
15. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
20. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
21. A quantity of no importance.
24. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
26. A short heavy curved sword with one edge.
28. Cattle that are reared for their meat.
31. A state in northwestern North America.
32. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
34. The cry made by sheep.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
50. An associate degree in applied science.
51. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
53. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. An informal term for a father.
56. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
3. A dictator or dictatorial person.
4. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Gone by.
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
9. Not only so, but.
10. Offering fun and gaiety.
16. Divulge information or secrets.
18. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. The residue that remains when something is burned.
25. A young woman making her debut into society.
27. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
35. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
43. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
44. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
45. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
48. Having leadership guidance.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. A public promotion of some product or service.
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