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1. In bed.
5. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
8. A partially opened flower.
11. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
14. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. A master's degree in business.
17. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
20. An associate degree in nursing.
24. Type genus of the Phocidae.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
30. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
35. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
39. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
41. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
43. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
45. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
47. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
48. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
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1. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
4. A Mid-Atlantic state.
5. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
6. An informal term for a father.
7. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
8. (informal) Of very poor quality.
9. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
10. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
25. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
26. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
27. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
29. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
34. A small nail.
35. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
36. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
37. A native American tent.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
42. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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