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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. The cry made by sheep.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
12. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
15. Noisy talk.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
18. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
32. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
36. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
40. A branch of the Tai languages.
41. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
42. A sudden short attack.
46. A master's degree in business.
47. A light touch or stroke.
48. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
49. Tag the base runner to get him out.
50. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
2. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
3. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. Common Indian weaverbird.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Inquire about.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A radioactive transuranic element.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
22. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
23. A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. A person forced to flee from home or country.
31. An associate degree in applied science.
33. A genus of Lamnidae.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. Jordan's port.
37. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
38. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
45. A young woman making her debut into society.
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