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1. Used of a single unit or thing.
4. Not final or absolute.
8. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
11. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
12. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
22. In bed.
24. A quantity of no importance.
26. An informal term for a father.
28. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. Any of various units of capacity.
31. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
33. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
34. Characteristic of maturity.
38. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
42. A fraudulent business scheme.
43. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
46. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
47. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
49. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
50. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
51. An unofficial association of people or groups.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Beside one another in a row or rank.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
4. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
5. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
6. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
7. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
8. Extremely pleasing.
9. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
21. (trade mark) A soft form of cereal for infants.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
35. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
36. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
37. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
44. (British) Your grandmother.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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