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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
7. A master's degree in library science.
11. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
12. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
13. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. Divulge information or secrets.
17. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
18. An uproarious party.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. An upholstered seat for more than one person.
23. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
24. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
26. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. (British colloquialism) An excavation.
29. (informal) Of the highest quality.
30. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
39. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
42. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
43. Extremely pleasing.
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. (informal) Roused to anger.
46. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
47. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
48. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
3. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
6. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
7. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
8. The month following March and preceding May.
9. A Russian river.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. The cry made by sheep.
19. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
20. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
25. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
31. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
32. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
33. Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
35. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
36. A French abbot.
37. A branch of the Tai languages.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
40. Pertaining to the forward part of a vessel.
41. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
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