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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
7. Loose or flaccid body fat.
11. A sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near Carina.
12. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
13. A small wooded hollow.
14. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
15. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
16. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
17. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
19. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
24. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
27. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
30. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
33. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
34. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
37. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
51. Having leadership guidance.
52. A negative.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
2. Perceive sound.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
8. (Irish) The sea personified.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. Divulge information or secrets.
18. Jordan's port.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
25. Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat.
26. (informal) Of the highest quality.
28. A Russian river.
29. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
31. The square of a body of any size of type.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
39. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
40. An annual award for outstanding achievements in television.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
43. In bed.
44. A quantity of no importance.
46. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
47. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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