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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. In bed.
8. A master's degree in business.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. An informal term for a father.
13. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
14. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
15. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
16. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
17. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
20. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
38. The cry made by sheep.
42. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. Type genus of the Phocidae.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
52. The sixth month of the civil year.
53. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
2. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
4. A public promotion of some product or service.
5. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
6. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
10. By bad luck.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Any of various units of capacity.
21. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
22. An associate degree in nursing.
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
29. The square of a body of any size of type.
31. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
33. God of wealth and love.
35. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
40. The act of scanning.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. An accountant certified by the state.
44. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
47. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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