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1. A French abbot.
5. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. Tag the base runner to get him out.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
15. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
16. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
17. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. In bed.
25. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
28. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
31. A copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient.
33. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
46. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
49. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
50. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
52. God of love and erotic desire.
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1. An Asian river between China and Russia.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. South African term for `boss'.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
8. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
19. The month following January and preceding March.
21. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
23. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
24. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
26. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
27. A son who has the same first name as his father.
29. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
36. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
37. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
39. Derive or receive pleasure from.
40. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
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