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1. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
4. A primeval personification of air and breath.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. God of love and erotic desire.
13. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
14. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
15. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. Informal terms for a mother.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
32. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
35. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
41. A native-born Israeli.
45. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
52. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
53. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
55. A light touch or stroke.
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1. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
2. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Jordan's port.
5. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
6. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
7. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
8. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
18. By bad luck.
20. An associate degree in applied science.
24. (informal) Of the highest quality.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. Extremely pleasing.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
43. Avatar of Vishnu.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
46. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
47. A state of southwestern India.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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