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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. An audiotape recording of sound.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
16. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. Used in combination to denote the middle.
30. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
32. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
33. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
34. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
36. Before noon.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. The sign language used in the United States.
49. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
50. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
51. A quantity of no importance.
52. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A deep bow.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. A city in northern India.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. A bachelor's degree in religion.
20. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
23. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
25. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
27. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
31. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
35. Lower in esteem.
36. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
40. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
41. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
43. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
47. An associate degree in nursing.
48. A public promotion of some product or service.
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