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1. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
4. With no effort to conceal.
8. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
14. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. Squash bugs.
20. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
21. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
22. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
23. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
24. One thousand grams.
27. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
30. A large fleet.
34. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
36. The cry made by sheep.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
41. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
42. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
43. A bachelor's degree in theology.
44. Take in solid food.
45. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
46. Step on it.
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1. Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit.
2. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
3. A period of 10 years.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
7. An honorary degree in science.
8. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
9. (informal) Exceptionally good.
10. English monk and scholar (672-735).
16. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
18. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
19. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
25. (trademark) An antacid.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. A genus of Indriidae.
29. By chance.
31. Avatar of Vishnu.
32. An area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up.
33. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
36. A small piece of cloth.
38. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
39. A human limb.
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