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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
5. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
8. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
11. God of fire.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
13. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
14. An endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it v 1.
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
17. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. An associate degree in applied science.
22. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
25. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
26. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
28. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
29. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
33. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
35. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
38. Basic principles of the cosmos.
41. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
44. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
45. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
46. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
50. Tag the base runner to get him out.
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1. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
2. Armor plate that protects the chest.
3. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
5. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
6. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
7. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. A genus of Indriidae.
10. A yellow quartz.
19. A flexible container with a single opening.
21. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
23. An enclosed space.
24. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
27. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
30. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
31. Be compatible or in accordance with.
32. A native of ancient Troy.
34. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
36. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
37. An elaborate song for solo voice.
38. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
39. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A light touch or stroke.
43. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
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