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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. The fatty flesh of eel.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. An enclosed space.
15. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
16. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
24. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
27. A decree that prohibits something.
29. 100 fen equal 1 yuan.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
32. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
34. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
36. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
40. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
49. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
50. A fraudulent business scheme.
51. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
52. An associate degree in applied science.
53. Type genus of the Majidae.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Flat tableland with steep edges.
2. Not only so, but.
3. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
4. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
5. (informal) Exceptionally good.
6. (informal) Roused to anger.
7. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
8. The sixth month of the civil year.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
19. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
31. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
33. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
35. A deep opening in the earth's surface.
36. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
37. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
41. A city in northern India.
42. South African term for `boss'.
43. God of love and erotic desire.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
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