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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
7. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
11. A light touch or stroke.
12. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
13. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
14. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
15. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
16. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
17. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
29. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
30. An informal term for a father.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
38. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
43. A genus of Ploceidae.
46. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
51. A local computer network for communication between computers.
52. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
53. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
54. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
55. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
3. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
4. Late time of life.
5. Obvious and dull.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
10. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. A port city in southwestern Iran.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
27. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. A state in northwestern North America.
33. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
35. Garlic mayonnaise.
36. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
37. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. An informal term for a father.
45. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
49. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
50. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
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