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1. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
4. Common Indian weaverbird.
8. The residue that remains when something is burned.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. In bed.
13. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
15. The cry made by sheep.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. A large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
23. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
24. Situated in a particular spot or position.
27. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
28. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
29. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
32. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
35. The act of scanning.
38. A technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing).
40. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
43. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
44. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
45. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
46. Tag the base runner to get him out.
47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
49. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
2. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Not only so, but.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
9. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
10. An opening into or through something.
16. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
18. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
20. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Selling or related to selling direct to the consumer.
31. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
33. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy.
34. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
36. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
37. An elaborate song for solo voice.
39. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
41. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
42. A light touch or stroke.
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