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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
13. A tight-fitting headdress.
14. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
17. A Mid-Atlantic state.
18. An associate degree in nursing.
19. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. An awkward stupid person.
30. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
38. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. A castrated tomcat.
51. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
52. Common Indian weaverbird.
53. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Jordan's port.
5. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
6. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
7. God of wealth and love.
8. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
9. An informal term for a father.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
16. A decree that prohibits something.
20. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
34. God of love and erotic desire.
36. All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
37. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
39. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
42. English essayist (1775-1834).
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. A Russian river.
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