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1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. A master's degree in library science.
8. The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
16. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
17. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
18. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876).
20. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
22. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. The cry made by sheep.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A Hindu prince or king in India.
44. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
46. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
47. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
49. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
52. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
53. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
54. An associate degree in applied science.
55. Made of fir or pine.
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1. Young sheep.
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
5. The month following March and preceding May.
6. A Russian river.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
9. In or relating to or obtained from urine.
10. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
21. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
25. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
41. A slender double-reed instrument.
42. A Loloish language.
43. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
45. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
48. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
51. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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