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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. An affirmative.
15. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
16. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. Not in good physical or mental health.
47. A shape that sags.
48. Offering fun and gaiety.
49. The basic unit of money in Romania.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
5. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
6. 10 grams.
7. An informal term for a father.
8. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
17. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
18. A trivial lie.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. One million periods per second.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
35. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
36. An Eskimo hut.
38. A small piece of cloth.
39. A periodic paperback publication.
40. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
42. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
43. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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