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1. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
4. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
8. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
14. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
15. Capital of Armenia.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
21. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
22. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
25. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
27. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
29. By bad luck.
31. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. Of southern Europe.
37. A step in walking or running.
41. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
44. The capital of Croatia.
46. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
48. Black tropical American cuckoo.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
51. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
52. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
53. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
54. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
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1. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
8. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
10. Any cone-shaped artifact.
16. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
18. (informal) Of the highest quality.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
32. French novelist.
35. A Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir.
36. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
38. Type genus of the Ranidae.
39. Armor plate that protects the chest.
40. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
48. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
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