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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
7. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969).
11. The habitation of wild animals.
12. A master's degree in business.
13. A statute in draft before it becomes law.
14. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
15. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. Type genus of the Amiidae.
27. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
30. A district of Manhattan.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. Tag the base runner to get him out.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. Extremely pleasing.
44. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
49. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
50. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
54. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
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1. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
4. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
7. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
8. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Loose or flaccid body fat.
16. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
19. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
24. Not out.
26. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
32. 1/10 gram.
35. An athlete who plays basketball.
36. Lower in esteem.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A Loloish language.
41. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
42. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
51. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
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