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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. In bed.
8. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
11. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Not in good physical or mental health.
14. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A bottle with a stopper.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
28. A bachelor's degree in religion.
30. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
33. (informal) Exceptionally good.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A sudden short attack.
38. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
42. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
46. 10 grams.
51. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
54. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. The closing section of a musical composition.
3. The sixth month of the civil year.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. Music in three-four time for dancing a jig.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
15. (informal) Roused to anger.
19. Extremely pleasing.
20. The capital of Croatia.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
27. An awkward stupid person.
29. A light touch or stroke.
31. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
36. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
41. Common Indian weaverbird.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
47. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
48. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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