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1. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
4. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
7. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
11. An awkward stupid person.
12. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
16. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
18. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
27. Having removed clothing.
29. Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
45. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
46. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
51. In bed.
52. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A master's degree in fine arts.
4. After noon.
5. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. A state in New England.
8. The fatty flesh of eel.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
17. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
22. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
28. A light touch or stroke.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948).
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
37. A street of small shops (especially in Orient).
39. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
43. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. A state in midwestern United States.
48. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
49. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
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