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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
11. The month following February and preceding April.
12. Type genus of the Nepidae.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
15. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A state in northwestern North America.
21. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
22. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
23. A container.
25. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
31. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
36. (informal) Exceptionally good.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
47. Gone by.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
52. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. Type genus of the Amiidae.
2. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
3. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
4. The beginning or early stages.
5. Liquid excretory product.
6. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
9. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States.
24. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
37. A feeling of intense anger.
38. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
39. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
40. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
41. The face of a timepiece.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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