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1. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
4. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
11. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. The money risked on a gamble.
14. A human limb.
15. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
16. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
17. Obvious and dull.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
24. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
28. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
29. How long something has existed.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
37. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
41. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
43. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
44. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
45. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
47. On or toward the lee.
48. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
49. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
50. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
51. Late time of life.
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1. Jordan's port.
2. Wild and menacing.
3. A genus of Lamnidae.
4. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
5. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
6. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
7. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. A city in central New York.
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
33. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
34. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
35. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
36. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
38. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
40. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
42. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
43. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
46. Half the width of an em.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
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