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1. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
11. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Towards the side away from the wind.
14. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
16. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
18. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
19. A city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea.
20. The cry made by sheep.
23. A state in northwestern North America.
24. Some point in the air.
27. The brightest star in Cygnus.
31. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
32. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
34. In bed.
35. A formal expression of praise.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
48. The habitation of wild animals.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
52. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
53. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
54. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
4. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
9. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
10. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
15. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
17. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
21. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
22. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
28. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
29. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
30. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
42. Baby bed with high sides.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
45. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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