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1. A French abbot.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
11. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. (Sumerian) Sun god.
15. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
16. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
17. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
19. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
22. Jordan's port.
25. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
29. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
30. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
31. South African term for `boss'.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
47. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
48. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
49. An unofficial association of people or groups.
50. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
51. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
52. In bed.
53. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
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1. An Asian river between China and Russia.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
4. A cgs unit of work or energy.
5. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
6. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
7. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
10. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
18. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
20. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Unknown god.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
27. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
28. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
32. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
35. A city in northern India.
36. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
37. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. By bad luck.
41. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
42. The highest level or degree attainable.
45. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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