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1. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
4. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
8. Inquire about.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A shade of blue tinged with green.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
15. City in eastern Belgium.
16. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
24. An associate degree in applied science.
25. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
35. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
39. An informal term for a father.
41. The products of human creativity.
45. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
46. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
47. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. The cry made by sheep.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
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. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus.
6. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
7. Noisy talk.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
19. A young woman making her debut into society.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
23. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Not out.
33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
36. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
37. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
38. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. An honorary law degree.
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