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1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. (informal) Exceptionally good.
8. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
19. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
20. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
22. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
25. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
26. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
28. The cry made by sheep.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
48. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
51. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
52. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
53. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
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1. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. The airforce of Great Britain.
6. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
7. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
8. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
9. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
10. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
15. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
21. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
35. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
36. A light touch or stroke.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
40. Praise, glorify, or honor.
41. Type genus of the Anatidae.
42. Common Indian weaverbird.
43. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
46. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
47. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
50. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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