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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone.
13. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
14. Up to the present time.
15. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British).
16. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.
24. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929).
27. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
29. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
30. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. A light touch or stroke.
40. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
41. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
42. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
44. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
45. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
46. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
47. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
4. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
5. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
6. Type genus of the Amiidae.
7. Remove the claws from (a cat).
8. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. An informal conversation.
19. Type genus of the Majidae.
21. A vigorous blow.
23. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. 1/10 gram.
26. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
28. (computer science) A unit for measuring computing power.
31. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
32. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
33. The sixth month of the civil year.
34. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
35. Rounded like an egg.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A flexible container with a single opening.
39. (informal) Of the highest quality.
43. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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