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1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A rapid bustling commotion.
13. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
14. An affirmative.
15. Fallow deer.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. Tag the base runner to get him out.
22. A port city in southwestern Iran.
25. 1 species.
28. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
31. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
32. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
44. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
49. A light touch or stroke.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
53. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
54. By bad luck.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
6. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
7. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
8. A primeval personification of air and breath.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. A quantity of no importance.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
38. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
39. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
40. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. The food served and eaten at one time.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
48. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
49. Half the width of an em.
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