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1. The bill in a restaurant.
4. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
7. An informal term for a father.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
16. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
19. Before noon.
23. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
25. Lower in esteem.
29. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
31. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
32. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Tag the base runner to get him out.
40. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
42. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
43. A branch of the Tai languages.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
48. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
49. A branch of the Tai languages.
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1. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
2. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. Fallow deer.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
17. Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division.
18. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
20. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
21. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
22. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
24. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
26. A flexible container with a single opening.
27. A white trivalent metallic element.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
33. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A bluish shade of green.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
46. An honorary degree in science.
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