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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
8. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
12. Advanced in years.
13. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
21. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
22. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
24. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
33. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
37. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
40. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
45. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
46. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
48. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
52. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
54. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A support or foundation.
4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
7. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
15. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
19. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
29. A state in the eastern United States.
30. A state in northwestern North America.
35. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
39. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
43. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
47. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
48. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
50. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
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