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1. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
11. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
14. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
16. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
17. The month following February and preceding April.
18. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
21. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
22. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
23. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
25. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
26. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
29. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
38. British informal term.
41. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
43. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir.
45. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
46. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
3. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
7. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
8. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
9. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
10. Of inferior or mixed breed.
15. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
19. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
20. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
24. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
27. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
28. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
31. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
34. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
35. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
39. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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