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1. The month following January and preceding March.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
14. The sixth month of the civil year.
16. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
17. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
18. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
20. A state in northwestern North America.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
24. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
26. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
31. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
37. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
38. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
40. A light touch or stroke.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. The residue that remains when something is burned.
49. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
51. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
52. On or toward the lee.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
3. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
4. A Russian river.
5. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
6. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
19. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
27. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A nettle yielding fiber resembling flax.
33. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
36. Lower in esteem.
39. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
48. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
50. A radioactive transuranic element.
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