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1. The quantity contained in a keg.
4. An informal term for a father.
7. A master's degree in library science.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
15. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
16. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. An informal term for a father.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. The face or front of a building.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
31. Close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the plural).
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
46. Used of a single unit or thing.
47. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
49. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
50. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
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1. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
2. Any plant of the genus Erica.
3. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
4. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
5. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
6. An informal term for a father.
7. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
8. The month following March and preceding May.
9. A Russian river.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
20. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
27. A master's degree in fine arts.
28. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
29. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
33. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
36. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
37. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
41. An awkward stupid person.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
43. Any of various units of capacity.
44. Towards the side away from the wind.
45. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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