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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. In bed.
8. The sign language used in the United States.
11. A humorous anecdote or remark.
12. Fallow deer.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Any of various units of capacity.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
21. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
23. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
26. Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.
28. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
30. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
31. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
32. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
45. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
46. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
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1. Highly excited.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. Advanced in years.
4. A public promotion of some product or service.
5. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
6. Go on board.
7. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
18. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
19. An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
27. Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992).
29. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
33. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
34. Lower in esteem.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. God of love and erotic desire.
38. An event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
40. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. A light touch or stroke.
43. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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