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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
5. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
7. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
11. On or toward the lee.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. An informal term for a father.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
16. A light touch or stroke.
17. The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
19. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. Noisy talk.
28. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
31. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
33. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
34. The square of a body of any size of type.
35. 16 ounces.
37. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
44. A human limb.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
49. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
51. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
52. An enclosed space.
53. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A vigorous blow.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
4. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
5. With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner.
6. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
9. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
10. A small cake leavened with yeast.
18. The basic unit of money in Albania.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. A fraudulent business scheme.
23. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
24. An associate degree in nursing.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
30. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
36. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
37. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
38. South African term for `boss'.
39. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
43. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
45. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
46. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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