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1. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
4. In bed.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
12. A wound made by cutting.
13. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
14. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
17. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
30. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
36. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
38. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
42. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
50. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A light touch or stroke.
53. An associate degree in applied science.
54. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
2. Closed with a lace.
3. The square of a body of any size of type.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
6. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
7. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
8. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
9. A Russian river.
10. A thrusting blow with a knife.
15. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
21. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
22. A person forced to flee from home or country.
23. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
24. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. 16 ounces.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
33. 10 grams.
37. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
46. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
47. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
48. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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