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1. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
5. A bachelor's degree in science.
7. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
11. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
12. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
13. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
14. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
15. Filled with fear or apprehension.
16. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
20. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
22. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
24. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
28. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
29. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
33. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
34. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
36. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
39. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
41. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
46. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
49. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
2. Jordan's port.
3. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
4. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
5. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
8. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
9. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
10. An informal term for a father.
17. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
18. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
21. A master's degree in fine arts.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
25. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
31. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
32. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
36. 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.
37. Very dark black.
38. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A state in northwestern North America.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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