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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. Extremely pleasing.
8. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
13. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
14. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
15. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815).
16. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A flexible container with a single opening.
20. Affect with wonder.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
31. (informal) Exceptionally good.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. In bed.
49. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
50. A French abbot.
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Jordan's port.
5. A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
6. Used of a single unit or thing.
7. Common Indian weaverbird.
8. Largest known toad species.
9. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
10. Soft creamy white cheese.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A master's degree in fine arts.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
34. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
36. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
37. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
42. Informal terms for a mother.
43. Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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