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1. Misery resulting from affliction.
4. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
7. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
13. Not only so, but.
14. A Mid-Atlantic state.
17. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
26. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
28. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
36. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
39. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
46. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
50. Wild and domestic cattle.
52. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
53. (informal) Of the highest quality.
54. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
55. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. (Irish) The sea personified.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
6. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
7. A Mid-Atlantic state.
8. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
9. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. The residue that remains when something is burned.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A light touch or stroke.
27. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
35. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
37. Red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France.
38. Lower in esteem.
40. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
41. A Mid-Atlantic state.
43. An extravagantly enthusiastic review.
44. Belonging to some prior time.
45. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
47. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
48. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group.
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