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1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
5. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
8. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
11. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
12. How long something has existed.
13. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
16. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
17. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
20. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
23. Water frozen in the solid state.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. By bad luck.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
36. 16 ounces.
38. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. Jordan's port.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing.
49. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
53. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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1. Little known Kamarupan languages.
2. An informal term for a father.
3. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
4. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
5. A light touch or stroke.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. The quantity contained in a keg.
8. Among the largest bony fish.
9. Not only so, but.
10. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
18. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
19. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
24. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. Jordan's port.
36. A light touch or stroke.
37. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
39. A shade of blue tinged with green.
40. Fallow deer.
42. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
43. In bed.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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