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1. A slender double-reed instrument.
5. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. An Asian river between China and Russia.
11. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
12. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
13. Not widely known.
14. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
15. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
17. The ohmic resistance of a conductor.
18. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
20. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
22. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
23. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
25. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
26. 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).
27. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
34. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
35. (Swahili) A long garment (usually white) with long sleeves.
38. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
47. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
48. The eleventh month of the civil year.
49. A French abbot.
51. An accountant certified by the state.
53. Not in good physical or mental health.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
56. The basic unit of money in Romania.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
3. A Russian river.
4. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
5. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
6. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
7. A large fleet.
8. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
9. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
10. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. The Sustainer.
21. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
24. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
28. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
29. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
30. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
32. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
36. Jordan's port.
37. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
39. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
41. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
42. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
43. An Eskimo hut.
46. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
50. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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