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1. A state of southwestern India.
4. Flat tableland with steep edges.
8. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
13. 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.
14. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. An informal term for a father.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
19. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. A doctor's degree in education.
27. The eleventh month of the civil year.
29. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
32. 36th President of the United States.
33. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The airforce of Great Britain.
44. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
45. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
46. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. A local computer network for communication between computers.
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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
5. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
6. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
7. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. European freshwater fish resembling the roach.
9. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
20. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
21. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
24. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
25. A young woman making her debut into society.
26. The cry made by sheep.
28. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
30. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
31. The capital of the state of Kansas.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. A city of central China.
41. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
42. Extremely pleasing.
43. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
47. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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