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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
5. A bachelor's degree in religion.
7. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
11. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
12. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
13. A German man.
14. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
17. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
22. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
25. Take in, also metaphorically.
29. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
32. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
36. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
42. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
45. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
50. A tight-fitting headdress.
53. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
55. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
57. In bed.
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1. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
2. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
3. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
4. A Mid-Atlantic state.
5. A small cake leavened with yeast.
6. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
7. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
8. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
19. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
23. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
24. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
26. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
34. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
37. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
43. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
44. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
46. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
52. A public promotion of some product or service.
54. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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