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1. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
4. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
8. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
11. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
12. A Loloish language.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
14. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
17. Informal terms for a mother.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. Belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies.
25. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
27. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
38. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
41. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
42. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. A negative.
47. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
48. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
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1. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
2. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
3. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
6. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
7. The federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
10. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
18. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
20. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
22. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. A state in midwestern United States.
31. Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895).
32. Appeal or request earnestly.
34. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
35. An annual award for outstanding achievements in television.
36. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
40. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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