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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Greenish-yellow pear.
8. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
11. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
16. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
17. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. A card game for 2 players.
29. God of love and erotic desire.
32. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
38. Top part of an apron.
39. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
40. Any of various units of capacity.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
52. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
54. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
56. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
57. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
3. Before noon.
4. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
5. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
8. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
9. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
10. An informal term for a father.
15. Dearly loved.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
23. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
25. Jordan's port.
26. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
44. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
45. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
47. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
49. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
50. A bachelor's degree in theology.
53. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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