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1. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
4. In bed.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
16. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
17. Minor or subordinate.
18. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
25. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
27. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
32. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
33. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
38. A state in midwestern United States.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
49. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. The probability of a specified outcome.
52. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.
3. The act of scanning.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
7. The occurrence of a change for the worse.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
20. 1 species.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
29. Being one more than one.
30. A white trivalent metallic element.
31. A Mid-Atlantic state.
34. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
35. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
39. South African term for `boss'.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
45. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
46. The last (12th) month of the year.
48. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
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