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1. Goddess of fertility.
5. How long something has existed.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
11. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
12. Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf.
13. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
14. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. Type genus of the Viperidae.
27. A Hindu prince or king in India.
31. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
32. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
33. A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
39. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
43. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. An accountant certified by the state.
49. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
52. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
53. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
54. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
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1. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
2. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
3. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
4. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
5. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
6. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
7. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
21. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
22. Spread or daub over.
25. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A son who has the same first name as his father.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. A man who serves as a sailor.
37. Type genus of the Pipidae.
38. An unforeseen obstacle.
39. 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.
40. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
41. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
42. Avatar of Vishnu.
44. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
45. The last (12th) month of the year.
46. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
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