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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
12. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
13. A period of time spent sleeping.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
17. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico.
18. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A light touch or stroke.
26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. South African term for `boss'.
33. Type genus of the Majidae.
35. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
36. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
37. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
50. Characteristic of false pride.
53. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
55. Type genus of the Amiidae.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. A master's degree in fine arts.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. Type genus of the Anatidae.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
5. A Loloish language.
6. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
7. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
8. (Babylonian) The sky god.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
21. Extremely pleasing.
23. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
25. The cry made by sheep.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
42. God of love and erotic desire.
43. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
44. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
47. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
48. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
51. Being one more than one.
52. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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