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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
11. Tall New Zealand timber tree.
12. British informal term.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
20. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
30. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
33. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
35. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
46. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. An accountant certified by the state.
51. An unofficial association of people or groups.
52. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
53. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
54. In bed.
55. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
2. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
3. (Roman mythology) God of love.
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
6. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
7. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
8. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. By bad luck.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. An associate degree in applied science.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
32. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
34. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A French abbot.
42. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
43. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
45. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
46. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
47. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
48. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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