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1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
5. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
7. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
11. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
12. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
13. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
16. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
17. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. Singing jazz.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. The cry made by sheep.
31. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
33. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
34. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
35. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
43. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
44. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
46. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
50. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
52. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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1. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
6. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
7. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A three-tone Chadic language.
10. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
19. Rounded like an egg.
20. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
36. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
37. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
39. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
49. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
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