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1. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
5. An accountant certified by the state.
8. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
11. One-hundredth of a right angle.
12. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
18. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
19. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
20. In bed.
25. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
27. A master's degree in business.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
40. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
48. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
49. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
51. A notable achievement.
52. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
53. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
3. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
4. A doctor's degree in education.
5. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
6. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
9. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
16. The cry made by sheep.
21. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
23. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
28. Any of various units of capacity.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
31. A state in New England.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa.
37. Slightly wet.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. A quantity of no importance.
45. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
47. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
50. The square of a body of any size of type.
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