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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. 10 grams.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A person who makes use of a thing.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A radioactive transuranic element.
20. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
22. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
25. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
29. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
34. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
43. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
45. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
46. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. A trivial lie.
51. A doctor's degree in education.
52. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
53. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
2. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
3. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
4. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
5. A light touch or stroke.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A rapid bustling commotion.
21. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
23. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
24. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A state in midwestern United States.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
35. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
37. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
38. In bed.
39. A Loloish language.
40. The handle of a weapon or tool.
41. English essayist (1775-1834).
42. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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