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1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. In bed.
8. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
11. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
12. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
13. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
14. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
15. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
20. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. A state in the western United States.
31. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. An informal term for a father.
38. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
39. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
43. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. Extremely pleasing.
46. Being one more than nine.
47. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Traveling by foot.
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
4. A rapid bustling commotion.
5. (informal) Exceptionally good.
6. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
7. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
8. English monk and scholar (672-735).
9. One thousandth of a second.
10. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
16. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
18. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
22. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti).
29. A port city in southwestern Iran.
30. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
34. Jordan's port.
36. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
42. A master's degree in fine arts.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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