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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
7. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
11. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
15. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
16. A small island.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
23. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
29. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
32. (informal) Of the highest quality.
33. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
36. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
41. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
44. The cry made by sheep.
45. Negation of a word or group of words.
46. Slightly open.
47. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
48. Used of a single unit or thing.
49. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
50. An informal term for a father.
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1. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
4. Obvious and dull.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
7. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
8. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
9. With no effort to conceal.
10. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
18. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
19. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. An informal term for a father.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
28. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
30. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
31. Related on the mother's side.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. A Hindu prince or king in India.
37. In bed.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
42. Tag the base runner to get him out.
43. Free from liquid or moisture.
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