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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
8. Inquire about.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. Before noon.
19. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
20. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
22. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
25. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
26. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
29. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
34. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
40. Informal terms for a mother.
42. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
43. Singing jazz.
48. Either extremity of something that has length.
50. Extremely pleasing.
51. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
52. Offering fun and gaiety.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
54. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
4. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
7. The face or front of a building.
8. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
15. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Jordan's port.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
27. A state in midwestern United States.
28. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
32. The act of refusing a request.
33. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
35. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. Jordan's port.
41. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
44. A rapid bustling commotion.
45. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
46. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
47. A master's degree in fine arts.
48. Before noon.
49. 1/10 gram.
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