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1. A coarse obnoxious person.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
11. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
12. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
13. Of the blackest black.
14. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. A pass between mountain peaks.
25. Short and fat.
26. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. An enclosed space.
30. A light touch or stroke.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
39. The sixth month of the civil year.
41. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
44. An associate degree in applied science.
45. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
46. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
47. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
48. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
49. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
50. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
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1. Wood of a sumac.
2. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
3. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
4. The cry made by sheep.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. A genus of Platalea.
9. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
10. Male red deer.
15. Any of various units of capacity.
17. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
18. English monk and scholar (672-735).
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
24. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
40. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
42. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
43. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
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