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1. A shape that sags.
4. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
11. 100 puls equal 1 afghani.
12. United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961).
13. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
14. Any plant of the genus Erica.
16. A Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo.
18. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
20. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. An associate degree in nursing.
22. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
23. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
26. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
30. God of fire.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
44. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
46. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
49. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
50. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
52. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
53. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
54. The cry made by sheep.
55. Not final or absolute.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
3. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
4. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
5. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
6. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
7. A city in central New York.
8. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
9. An informal term for a father.
10. Very dark black.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
25. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
29. A light touch or stroke.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
35. A jurist who interprets Muslim law.
36. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
37. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
44. Being one more than fifty.
45. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
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