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1. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
4. The number of opening per inch of a screen.
8. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
13. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
16. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
17. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
19. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
23. A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas).
26. Be in contradiction with.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. 16 ounces.
33. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
34. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
49. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
51. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
52. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
3. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
4. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
5. A genus of Mustelidae.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
8. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
9. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
10. An informal term for a father.
18. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. An enclosed space.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
27. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. Being one more than one.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
32. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
45. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
46. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
47. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
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