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1. A manner of performance.
5. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
7. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
11. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
12. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
13. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
16. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
18. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
19. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
21. (informal) Of very poor quality.
22. Type genus of the Majidae.
24. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. Aromatic resin used in perfume and incense.
32. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
35. A state in midwestern United States.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. 1 species.
43. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
45. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
46. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
50. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
51. A young woman making her debut into society.
52. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
53. A Loloish language.
54. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
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1. United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909).
2. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
3. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
4. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
5. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
6. The cry made by sheep.
7. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
8. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
9. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
10. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
15. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
17. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
20. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
23. The second largest continent.
25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
31. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
33. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
34. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
38. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
41. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
42. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
44. A light touch or stroke.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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