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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. An informal conversation.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
13. A sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near Carina.
14. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
18. (informal) Of the highest quality.
19. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
20. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
22. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
24. One thousand periods per second.
25. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
28. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
30. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
33. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
38. The capital of Croatia.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. An elaborate song for solo voice.
47. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
50. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
2. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high).
3. Declare or acknowledge to be true.
4. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
5. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Being five more than one hundred.
8. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
10. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
15. A branch of the Tai languages.
17. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
23. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
29. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
37. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
42. In bed.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
46. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
49. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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