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1. Botfly larva.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
12. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
16. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
17. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
31. A flexible container with a single opening.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
39. A Russian river.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. Using speech rather than writing.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. Tag the base runner to get him out.
54. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
2. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
3. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
4. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
5. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. Type genus of the Amiidae.
8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
9. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A bachelor's degree in theology.
20. A radioactive transuranic element.
22. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
36. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
38. Common Indian weaverbird.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
44. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. The habitation of wild animals.
48. A state in the eastern United States.
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