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1. In bed.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
13. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
14. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
15. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
16. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
17. (British) Your grandmother.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
23. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
24. Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter.
27. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
29. 35th President of the United States.
30. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. A master's degree in fine arts.
43. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
44. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
46. Speaking a Slavic language.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
50. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
51. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
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1. Chief port of Yemen.
2. Common Indian weaverbird.
3. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
6. God of wealth and love.
7. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
8. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
9. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
10. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
18. Take in solid food.
19. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
21. A deep bow.
22. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Young sheep.
28. Behave in a certain manner.
32. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
34. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. The habitation of wild animals.
36. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A federally chartered savings bank.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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