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1. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
4. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
7. Slightly open.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. The cry made by sheep.
13. Willing to face danger.
14. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
16. Type genus of the Gavidae.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
21. Type genus of the Ranidae.
22. An informal term for a father.
24. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
28. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
30. A light touch or stroke.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
43. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
46. An Asian river between China and Russia.
47. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
49. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
50. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
52. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
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1. Productive work (especially physical work done for wages).
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
8. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
9. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
10. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
36. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
38. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
40. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
41. Type genus of the Musaceae.
42. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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