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1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
8. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
11. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
12. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
17. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
19. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
20. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
25. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
26. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
29. Being nine more than ninety.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. A medium for oil-paints.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
42. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
45. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
46. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
50. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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1. United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971).
2. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
3. (informal) Exceptionally good.
4. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
5. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A light touch or stroke.
8. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
9. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
10. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
18. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
22. Causing a dull and steady pain.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
36. English essayist (1775-1834).
37. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
43. The cry made by sheep.
44. A young woman making her debut into society.
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