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1. A large number or amount.
5. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
8. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
13. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
14. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
17. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
18. Any seed plant yielding balsam.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
29. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
30. The sixth month of the civil year.
31. A small cake leavened with yeast.
33. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A motley assortment of things.
41. An accidental happening.
45. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
46. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
47. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
48. A quantity of money.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. An informal term for a father.
51. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
5. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
6. By bad luck.
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
19. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
22. Wearing or provided with clothing.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. Filled with fear or apprehension.
34. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
35. A complete extent or range.
36. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. Seed of a pea plant.
43. A doctor's degree in education.
44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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