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1. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
4. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
8. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
11. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
12. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
15. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
16. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
17. (commerce) The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
19. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. 1/10 gram.
25. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
28. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
29. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
30. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
32. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
36. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
39. Lacking excess flesh.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
42. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
43. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
44. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites).
49. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
51. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
52. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
53. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
2. Type genus of the Anatidae.
3. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
6. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
7. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
9. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
33. Suggestive of the supernatural.
34. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
35. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
36. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. Jordan's port.
41. Located in or toward the back or rear.
42. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. An informal term for a father.
48. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
50. One thousand periods per second.
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