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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
7. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
15. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
16. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
25. A bachelor's degree in science.
27. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
29. A flexible container with a single opening.
30. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
33. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
35. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
37. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
42. A Russian river.
46. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
50. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
51. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
52. A master's degree in business.
53. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
5. The cry made by sheep.
6. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
9. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
10. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
18. A radioactive transuranic element.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. Not out.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
36. The capital and largest city of Zambia.
39. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
41. 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.
42. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. A state of southwestern India.
49. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
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