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1. A French abbot.
5. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
7. God of love and erotic desire.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
13. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
14. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
18. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. Having the head uncovered.
22. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
24. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
30. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
35. (anatomy) A structure that resembles a shell in shape.
38. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
40. 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble.
43. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. Being two more than fifty.
49. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
52. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
54. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An Asian river between China and Russia.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. South African term for `boss'.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
8. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
9. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
10. In bed.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. 36th President of the United States.
21. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
32. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
34. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Jordan's port.
39. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
40. An associate degree in applied science.
41. A Russian river.
42. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
43. (informal) Of the highest quality.
44. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
46. A light touch or stroke.
50. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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