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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
13. An accountant certified by the state.
14. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
24. An associate degree in applied science.
26. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
30. The act of scanning.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
51. 10 grams.
52. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
53. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
8. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
15. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
20. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. A small piece of cloth.
44. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
47. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. An uproarious party.
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