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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
8. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
11. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
12. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. Not of long duration.
14. An organization of military land forces.
15. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
16. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
17. A doctor's degree in religion.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
24. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
25. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. A Mid-Atlantic state.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
47. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
48. A fraudulent business scheme.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
51. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
52. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. Not easy.
3. A unit of pressure.
4. Common Indian weaverbird.
5. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
6. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
7. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
8. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
9. A desert in southern Israel.
10. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
19. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
22. Divulge information or secrets.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
31. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
35. Very dark black.
36. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
37. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
38. God of love and erotic desire.
39. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
40. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
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