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1. A case for containing a set of articles.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. The compass point that is one point west of due north.
11. Late time of life.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. The cry made by sheep.
14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
16. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
18. Before noon.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. Lower in esteem.
27. God of death.
30. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
34. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
36. Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981).
39. A small piece of cloth.
42. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
43. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
46. An advanced law degree.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
49. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
3. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A deep bow.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
10. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. 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.
21. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
23. Top part of an apron.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
33. Filled with fear or apprehension.
35. Indigo bush.
36. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
37. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
38. God of love and erotic desire.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
44. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
45. A master's degree in fine arts.
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