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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
5. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
12. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. Dignified manner or conduct.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
22. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
26. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
31. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
33. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Slices of bread that have been toasted.
40. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
44. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
51. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
52. An elaborate song for solo voice.
53. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
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1. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
2. English essayist (1775-1834).
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
5. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
6. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
7. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
30. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
34. A motley assortment of things.
35. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. Type genus of the Majidae.
43. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
48. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
50. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
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