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1. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
4. An informal term for a father.
8. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
11. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
12. A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.
13. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A public promotion of some product or service.
18. (botany) Especially of leaves.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
26. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
29. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. Gone by.
40. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
43. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
45. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
48. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
49. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
50. Set down according to a plan.
51. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. In bed.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
4. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. An informal term for a father.
7. An associate degree in nursing.
8. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
9. A state of extreme poverty.
10. A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. With no effort to conceal.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
20. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
24. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
36. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
40. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
41. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. The sixth month of the civil year.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
47. A doctor's degree in education.
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