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1. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
4. Fallow deer.
8. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
11. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
12. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
13. Having been taken in marriage.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
21. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
28. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
32. (informal) Exceptionally good.
34. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
36. The cry made by sheep.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. A Russian river.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A bachelor's degree in theology.
51. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
52. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
53. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
54. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
55. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
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1. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something.
2. A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona.
3. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
4. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. The basic unit of money in China.
9. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
22. By bad luck.
23. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
35. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
46. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams.
47. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
49. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
50. Unknown god.
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