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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. A person active in party politics.
11. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
12. A member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India.
13. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
14. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
17. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. New Zealand conifer.
21. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
23. Avatar of Vishnu.
24. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
26. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
33. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
35. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
37. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
43. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
46. An associate degree in applied science.
47. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
48. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
49. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
50. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
51. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
52. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
4. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
5. Jordan's port.
6. An udder or breast or teat.
7. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
8. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
9. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
10. An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor.
18. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
20. A large fleet.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. Informal terms for a mother.
29. A Russian river.
31. Jordan's port.
32. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
34. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Type genus of the Ranidae.
39. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
40. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
42. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
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