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1. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
4. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
8. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
11. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
12. Made of fir or pine.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
15. An informal term for a father.
16. Having leadership guidance.
17. Jordan's port.
20. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
30. An associate degree in nursing.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
36. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
38. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
39. The square of a body of any size of type.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
41. An informal term for a father.
45. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
46. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
48. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
49. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
50. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
51. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
2. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
3. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
4. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
5. Seed of a pea plant.
6. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
7. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
8. A telephone connection.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
22. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
25. Tag the base runner to get him out.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. A port city in southwestern Iran.
31. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
37. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
42. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
43. A light touch or stroke.
44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
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