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1. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
4. In bed.
8. A federally chartered savings bank.
11. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. A relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons.
18. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
20. Any plant of the genus Erica.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
46. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
50. A Loloish language.
51. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
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1. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
2. Hit hard.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
8. A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
9. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
15. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
19. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
21. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
23. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
27. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
30. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
32. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. Make an etching of.
40. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
41. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
42. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
43. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
45. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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