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4. (informal) Exceptionally good.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. The 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
12. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Cattle that are reared for their meat.
16. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. An informal term for a father.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. An awkward stupid person.
25. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
27. A young woman making her debut into society.
29. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. A flexible container with a single opening.
34. Jordan's port.
37. Common Indian weaverbird.
39. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
41. Before noon.
42. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
43. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
47. English monk and scholar (672-735).
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
54. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
55. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
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1. The compass point that is one point north of northwest.
2. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
3. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. A small piece of cloth.
6. In bed.
7. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
8. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
9. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
24. Extremely pleasing.
26. Any of various units of capacity.
28. (used of animals especially a horse) Of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1.
30. A light touch or stroke.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
35. God of love and erotic desire.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
40. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
44. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
49. A state of southwestern India.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
53. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
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