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1. Inquire about.
4. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
14. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
15. Framework for holding objects.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. Squash bugs.
19. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
21. Being nine more than ninety.
23. A genus of Lamnidae.
28. Divulge information or secrets.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A person forced to flee from home or country.
39. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
42. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. The act of scanning.
3. God of love and erotic desire.
4. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
7. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
8. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
9. Lacking excess flesh.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
20. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
22. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
30. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
34. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
41. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
43. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. An associate degree in nursing.
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