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1. An associate degree in applied science.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
11. The sixth day of the week.
12. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
13. The last (12th) month of the year.
14. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
15. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
17. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
18. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
20. Located at or near the back of an animal.
21. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
22. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
24. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
27. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
28. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. 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.
36. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
40. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
43. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A quantity of no importance.
46. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. The sixth month of the civil year.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
2. An elaborate song for solo voice.
3. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
4. An informal term for a father.
5. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
6. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. A public promotion of some product or service.
9. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
16. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
19. Covered with paving material.
23. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
25. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
26. An accidental happening.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
32. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
33. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
34. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
39. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
41. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
42. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
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