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1. (informal) Of very poor quality.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. The residue that remains when something is burned.
12. A Russian river.
13. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
14. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. Marked by the reception of pay.
16. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
17. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
24. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
26. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
29. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
30. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. An accountant certified by the state.
36. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
40. Lower in esteem.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
48. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
49. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
50. In bed.
51. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
52. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
54. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. Found along western Atlantic coast.
2. Goddess of dawn.
3. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
4. Any high mountain.
5. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
6. Black tropical American cuckoo.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. A large fleet.
9. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
22. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
23. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A light touch or stroke.
33. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
35. A genus of Ploceidae.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. Made of or resembling lace.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
42. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience.
43. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
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