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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
11. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
12. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
13. A boy or man.
14. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
15. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
16. (informal) Of the highest quality.
17. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
19. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
29. Any competition.
33. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
34. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
35. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
36. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
53. The basic unit of money in Iran.
54. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
55. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
56. A small cake leavened with yeast.
57. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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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. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
3. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
4. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
5. A Russian river.
6. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
7. Jordan's port.
8. Divulge information or secrets.
9. A large indefinite number.
10. The content of cognition.
18. The occurrence of a change for the worse.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
27. An accountant certified by the state.
28. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
30. A state in northwestern North America.
31. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. A French abbot.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
45. A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework.
48. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
49. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
52. A white trivalent metallic element.
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