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1. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
4. A light touch or stroke.
7. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
11. An accountant certified by the state.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
13. A Loloish language.
14. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
16. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
17. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
21. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
22. A resource.
24. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. 10 grams.
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
40. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
44. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
46. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
49. An associate degree in applied science.
50. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
51. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
52. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
53. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. God of death.
4. A licensed medical practitioner.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. A small cake leavened with yeast.
7. Having much flesh (especially fat).
8. Jordan's port.
9. A human female who does housework.
10. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
18. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
20. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
23. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. Of or relating to or involving an area.
35. The month following February and preceding April.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
41. Type genus of the Ranidae.
42. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
43. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
45. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
47. Considerate and solicitous care.
48. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
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