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1. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
4. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
8. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
11. Fiddler crabs.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
14. Take in, also metaphorically.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. A flexible container with a single opening.
19. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
26. The capital of Croatia.
28. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
40. The square of a body of any size of type.
41. A decree that prohibits something.
43. A resource.
45. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
50. A light touch or stroke.
51. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
52. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
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1. City in eastern Belgium.
2. The highest level or degree attainable.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
6. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
7. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
8. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
9. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
10. European freshwater fish resembling the roach.
15. God of wealth and love.
18. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
20. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
22. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
24. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
29. A white trivalent metallic element.
32. English film actress (1913-1967).
33. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. South African term for `boss'.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. Tag the base runner to get him out.
44. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
46. An associate degree in applied science.
47. An associate degree in nursing.
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