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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
11. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
12. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
15. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
19. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
20. God of death.
21. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
23. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
25. Jordan's port.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
40. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
41. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
44. The sixth month of the civil year.
46. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
50. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
51. How long something has existed.
53. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
54. A light touch or stroke.
55. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
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1. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
2. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
3. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
4. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
5. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
6. The face or front of a building.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
10. An informal term for a father.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. Unknown god.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
42. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
43. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
45. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. A young woman making her debut into society.
52. Being nine more than ninety.
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