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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. The bill in a restaurant.
7. A master's degree in library science.
11. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
12. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
15. Produced by a manufacturing process.
17. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
18. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
20. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
25. 36th President of the United States.
28. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
30. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
32. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
34. The cry made by sheep.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
38. Call upon in supplication.
41. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
45. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
46. Short and fat.
51. Not in.
52. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
54. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
55. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
56. Used of the language of the deaf.
57. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
7. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
8. The month following March and preceding May.
9. A Russian river.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
26. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A young woman making her debut into society.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
39. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
40. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
42. A shade of blue tinged with green.
44. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
47. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
48. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
49. A flexible container with a single opening.
50. A light touch or stroke.
51. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
53. Being one more than fifty.
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