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1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
5. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
7. (of molten metal or glass) Formed by pouring or pressing into a mold n 1.
11. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
12. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
15. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
16. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
22. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
27. 35th President of the United States.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A resource.
32. First in order of importance.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
40. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
45. A port in southwestern Scotland.
47. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
48. In or of the month preceding the present one.
49. English monk and scholar (672-735).
50. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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1. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
2. A genus of Ploceidae.
3. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
4. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
5. Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A particular situation.
10. One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
18. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Unknown god.
29. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
33. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
35. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Common Indian weaverbird.
39. A small nail.
41. The products of human creativity.
42. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
43. Any federal law-enforcement officer.
44. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
46. A Russian river.
47. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
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