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1. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
5. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. Taken or to be taken at random.
12. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
13. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
14. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
30. A small cake leavened with yeast.
32. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
34. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
36. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
40. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
44. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
47. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
48. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
50. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
51. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
4. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
5. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
6. A small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around.
7. Jordan's port.
8. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
33. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
41. Type genus of the Apidae.
42. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
43. God of love and erotic desire.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
46. An awkward stupid person.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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