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1. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
11. Being one more than two.
12. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
13. Something causes misery or death.
14. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
20. Member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism.
22. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
24. A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
32. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
37. A column of light (as from a beacon).
38. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
40. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
41. In bed.
43. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
44. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.
45. An informal term for a father.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
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1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
2. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
3. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
6. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. The basic unit of money in Peru.
10. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
19. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
21. Make amends for.
23. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. An enclosed space.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
30. (British) Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low).
31. Commodities offered for sale.
33. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
34. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
42. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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