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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Extremely pleasing.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. Made of or resembling lace.
12. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
13. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
14. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
15. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
16. The residue that remains when something is burned.
17. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
24. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
28. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
34. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
36. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
38. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
40. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
47. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
49. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
51. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. Having been read.
57. A light touch or stroke.
58. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
2. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
3. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
4. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
5. Having much flesh (especially fat).
6. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
7. Divulge information or secrets.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
20. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
22. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
23. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
29. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
39. The cry made by sheep.
41. A narrow way or road.
43. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
47. Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.
48. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
52. A public promotion of some product or service.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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