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1. Large American feline resembling a lion.
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
11. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
14. Shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
17. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
29. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
30. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
32. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
42. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
44. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
47. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
49. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
50. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
51. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
52. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
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1. A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat v 1.
2. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
3. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
4. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
5. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
6. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
7. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
8. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
9. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.
10. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
18. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
20. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
23. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
31. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
34. A bachelor's degree in religion.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. A small nail.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
43. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
44. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
45. Enlarged prostate.
46. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
48. Before noon.
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