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1. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
5. A resource.
8. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
11. A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
12. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
13. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
14. The act of scanning.
15. The month following February and preceding April.
16. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
27. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
39. The sign language used in the United States.
42. A bachelor's degree in religion.
46. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
49. A unit of pressure.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A light touch or stroke.
54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
55. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
3. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
9. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
24. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
26. A master's degree in business.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. 1/10 gram.
35. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
37. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
40. Stalk of a moss capsule.
41. Young sheep.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
44. Using speech rather than writing.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. An enclosed space.
48. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
50. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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