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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
7. Deeply moved.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
16. The sixth month of the civil year.
17. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
23. By bad luck.
26. (British slang) Cafe.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
29. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
32. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
36. Highly excited.
40. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
43. The widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic.
44. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
47. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
49. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
2. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
5. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
6. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
7. A large quantity of written matter.
8. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
9. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
10. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
18. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
19. An awkward stupid person.
21. English monk and scholar (672-735).
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
28. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
30. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
31. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
33. An inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another.
34. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. Offering fun and gaiety.
41. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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