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1. Little known Kamarupan languages.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
8. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
11. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
12. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
13. The bill in a restaurant.
14. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. Type genus of the Majidae.
25. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
27. A genus of Ploceidae.
29. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
31. God of wealth and love.
35. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
39. Slices of bread that have been toasted.
42. A branch of the Tai languages.
43. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
44. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A master's degree in business.
49. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. Tag the base runner to get him out.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
2. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
3. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
4. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
7. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
8. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
9. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
10. A French abbot.
15. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
16. The cry made by sheep.
19. The sound made by a gentle blow.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
24. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
26. A bachelor's degree in religion.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
33. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
34. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
36. A genus of Lamnidae.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. Jordan's port.
40. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
46. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
47. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
50. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
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