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1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
4. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
7. A Loloish language.
11. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
12. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
13. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
14. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
15. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
17. Minor or subordinate.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
21. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
23. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
25. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
36. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
45. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
48. God of the earth.
49. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
50. An informal conversation.
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1. A member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California.
2. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
3. English Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639).
4. An accountant certified by the state.
5. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard.
6. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992).
10. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
16. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
19. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
22. Unknown god.
24. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
28. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
29. Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.
31. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
32. A sharp projection on an edge or surface.
34. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
35. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
37. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
38. Type genus of the Ranidae.
39. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
42. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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