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1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
7. A primeval personification of air and breath.
11. A young woman making her debut into society.
12. An accountant certified by the state.
13. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
14. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. Any of various units of capacity.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
38. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
43. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
45. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
46. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. The cry made by sheep.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
3. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
6. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
9. Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17).
10. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
18. An informal term for a father.
19. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
20. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
21. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
24. How long something has existed.
25. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
34. Toward the mouth or oral region.
35. The highest level or degree attainable.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
40. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
41. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
42. A light touch or stroke.
43. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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