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1. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
4. A kiln for drying hops.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
12. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
13. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
14. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
16. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
18. Jordan's port.
20. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
23. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
31. A master's degree in business.
33. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
36. Moderate or restrain.
37. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
47. A flexible container with a single opening.
49. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
50. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
51. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
5. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
8. Highly excited.
9. Offering fun and gaiety.
10. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
22. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Being one more than one hundred.
30. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
38. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
39. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. The quantity a cask will hold.
44. The cry made by sheep.
45. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
46. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
47. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
48. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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