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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
8. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
14. A decree that prohibits something.
15. An informal term for a father.
16. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
17. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
19. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
21. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
28. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
38. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
42. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
43. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. A doctor's degree in education.
48. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
49. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
50. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
3. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
4. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
5. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
6. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
7. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
10. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
18. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
20. At or constituting a border or edge.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
26. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
29. Extremely pleasing.
31. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
32. Jordan's port.
33. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
35. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
36. In bed.
37. 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.
38. An informal term for a father.
39. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
41. A slight amount or degree of difference.
45. A person forced to flee from home or country.
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